m@x <maxteo@starhub.net.sg> wrote:
> Well, during the installation of Slackware, u'll come upon a time where u
> can select the services (e.g sshd, httpd, bind) that u wan when the system
> boots up. There's a tool for this I know as i've used it before, but i just
> can't seem to remember it =(

Take a closer look at pkgtool if you can't live without the dialog based
configuration, but better get used to "chmod". Some services need to
enabled/disabled handish.

BTW, your question is well explained at slackware.com/book.