On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:55:24 -0600 Michael Satterwhite <michael@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Question 1: > Most of the distributions I've used bring up a service (MySQL, Samba, > etc) when I install it. Fedora doesn't. Is there a tool for this, or do > I drop back to raw mode as if I compiled them? e.g. how do I bring up > MySQL and Samba. No doubt there is something under the "Administration" menu for fooling with services, but I find the "chkconfig" command simpler. Just do a "man chkconfig" for info.