From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   root  wrote:   
   > Rich  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Also, the rc.d file you changed likely takes parameters:   
   >>   
   >> start - starts the daemon   
   >> stop  - stops the currently running daemon   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >> So what you should have done is:   
   >>   
   >> /etc/rc.d/rc.elogind stop   
   >>   
   >> before you did a "chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.elogind"   
   >>   
   >> The first would stop the running deamon.  The second would stop it from   
   >> launching again after the next reboot.   
   >>   
   >> Note, I'm assuming the rc file name was "rc.elogind" above, you didn't   
   >> say here, and for this message the above is enough for you to adapt the   
   >> details to the exact name.   
   >   
   > Thanks for responding.  I know about start/stop.  I chmoded -x, then   
   > rebooted.  The daemon still came up.   
      
   And how do we know you rebooted if you don't tell us?   
      
   > There is some executable involving elogin, I tried renaming that,   
   > still the daemon.   
      
   You renamed the executable that is elogin and yet it still was   
   launched?  That is quite odd.   
      
   Is elogin installed as a standalone package?  You might test   
   'removepkg' on the package to see if that helps (or hurts).   
      
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