take a look at r2d2, a tool written by winfried truemper. it does exactly this : get rid of all init.d scripts for daemons, and offer a way to start them standalone, via inetd or via xinetd.
btw: in my opinion debian needs a general resource database (something like windows nt registry, but with a better, unixlike implementation). andreas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
