Using the "ps" to show run-time options

[Shawn Protsman]

On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 11:35 -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:29:16 -0800 (PST), ssv102email-linux at yahoo.com
> <ssv102email-linux at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Eric,
> > FYI.
> > You can stop X and gdm by running the following
> > command: "services gdm stop"
> > or just go to the /etc/init.d and run the gdm script
> > manually and pass it "stop"
> > example:
> > "/etc/init.d/gdm stop"
> > 
> > You don't want to do this while in X so make sure to
> > switch terminals "CTRL-ALT-F2" were F2 can be any of
> > the terminals F2-F6 (tty2-tty6).
> > Hope this helps.
> > Shane
> 
> Hmm. I can't get the command "services" to work. I have found the file
> /etc/services (whereis services) but it seems to list the services and
> isn't a binary. I've also tried sudo services and am told "sudo:
> services: command not found".
> 
> Eric.

Eric,

The command is 'service' rather than 'services'.  It is located
in /sbin.