# Services Administration Tool Manual

2004–2006
Carlos Garnacho Parro
2009
Jen Ockwell (jenfraggleubunu@gmail.com)
Carlos Garnacho Parro

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Carlos
Garnacho Parro
Services Administration Tool Manual V2.15.2
August 2006

Carlos Garnacho Parro

Carlos Garnacho Parro

Services Administration Tool Manual V0.35
June 2004

Carlos Garnacho Parro

Carlos Garnacho Parro

This manual describes version 2.15.2 of Services Administration Tool.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Services Administration Tool or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

The Services Administration Tool allows you to specify which services will be started during the system boot process.

## Introduction

The Services Administration Tool allows you to specify which services will be started during the system boot process.

## Getting started

You can start Services Administration Tool in the following ways:

System menu

  Choose Administration Services.

Command line

  Execute the following command: `services-admin`

When you start Services Administration Tool, you will be prompted for the administrator password. This is necessary because the changes done with this tool will affect the whole system.

After entering the administrator password, the following window is displayed.

### Services Administration Tool main window

Shows Services Administration Tool main window.

The Services Administration Tool main window contains the following elements:

Services list

  This is a list of the main services installed in the system. The tickbox indicates whether the service is active.

## Usage

### To enable or disable a service at boot time

Enable or disable the tickbox beside the service in the services list.