HP-UX 11.23: RC scripts for some "unknown" services in start-up

[Jdamian]

Hi

I installed HP-UX 11.23 and found in the startup some new unknown services/applications for me (here there are a lines from /etc/rc.log):

Configuring PFIL

Starting IPFilter

Configuring Install Time Security

Starting sfmdb PostgreSQL daemons

Start CIM cimserver subsystem

Check Security Bulletin Compliance

Starting the System Management HomePage server

Configuring HPVM AVIO Mass Storage interfaces

Starting HP-UX Apache-based Web Server

Starting HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine

Starting HP-UX Webmin-based Admin

Starting the HPUX Webproxy subsystem

Starting HP-UX XML Web Server Tools

Start kwdbd

Validating HP Virtual Machine Configuration

Starting the amgrd subsystem




Which ones may be unconfigured/disabled to run?
Which ones may I uninstall?


Thanx in advance

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Oscar:

You can disable whatever you don't want in your environment. Generally, whether or not a startup script is executed can be controlled from its configuration file in '/etc/rc.config.d'. This allows you to leave the symbolic links in '/sbin/rc?.d' and the actual startup script in '/sbin/init.d' untouched.

See the manpages for 'rc(1M)' for more details.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Ivan Krastev]

If you don't use some of the services - you can disable it. See in /etc/rc.config.d/ for files, containing configuration and startup options. In every file there is a brief descriptions about usage of the service.
See man pages as well.

regards,
ivan

[Jdamian]

I know how I can disable them...

I'm interested what they are for...

What is "sfmdb PostgreSQL" for?
What is "kwdbd" for?
What is "amgrd" for?
What is "System Management HomePage server" for?

How my node is affected if I disable or uninstall any of these services?

Most of them are not in HP-UX 11.00 o 11.11... Why have they added?

[Laurent Menase · Accepted solution]

What is "sfmdb PostgreSQL" for?
http://docs.hp.com/en/diag/sfm/sfm_0606.htm
What is "kwdbd" for?
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/kwdb.1M.html
What is "amgrd" for?
http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-8649/re01.html
What is "System Management HomePage server" for?
http://docs.hp.com/en/381383-002/381383-002.pdf

Hope this help

[mobidyc]

easy to identify,

take one of your line in rc.log, "Starting HP-UX Apache-based Web Server" for example.

grep this line like this:
#> grep "Starting HP-UX Apache-based Web Server" /sbin/init.d/*
/sbin/init.d/hpws_apache: echo "Starting HP-UX Apache-based Web Server"

now, we have the init script, we just need to know from where it comes:
#> swlist -l file |grep /sbin/init.d/hpws_apache
hpuxwsAPACHE.APACHE: /sbin/init.d/hpws_apache

we know now the bundle and the fileset :
#> swlist -l product hpuxwsAPACHE
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "nr0u0442"...
#
# Target: nr0u0442:/
#

hpuxwsAPACHE A.2.0.58.00 HP-UX Apache-based Web Server

whith the '-v' flag to swlist you'll obtain yet more informations and you can decide if you want to keep or disable the init script.

--
Regards,
Cedrick Gaillard

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Oscar:

> I know how I can disable them...I'm interested what they are for...Most of them are not in HP-UX 11.00 o 11.11... Why have they added?

It is a good idea, when you install a new release or receive a new server with one pre-installed, to read the release notes for that release.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-1968/index.html

If you have skipped a major release, you will likely have some additional reading to do to bridge the gap.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Jdamian]

Thanx a lot James.

That was I was looking for.

[Jdamian]

Thanx Laurent