When I run ubuntu, the tomcat server I have installed runs automatically and I have to switch it off manually. I want tomcat not to start automatically on boot. How to disable tomcat's startup on boot?
-> first: find out the name of the service. for example: tomcat or tomcat6
Than: try this:
sudo update-rc.d tomcat remove
You can use the following tool:
sudo sysv-rc-conf
If this doesn't work, the next will work
1.) find out your current runlevel
runlevel
2.) (re)move the startscript from the runlevel directory /etc/rcX.d (wher X is the number of the current runlevel) Example:
mv /etc/rc5.d/S90tomcat /etc/rc5.d/disable.S90tomcat
The script starts with S and an Number (for example S90tomcat), which means: S=stratscript for tomcat, Start at position 90.
Simply delete or move that script.
3.) Finally also remove the stop-Script (Kill Script) which looks like /etc/rcX.d/Kyytomcat where yy is an number between 0-99 and X is the runlevel, you still know.
mv /etc/rc5.d/K01tomcat /etc/rc5.d/disable.K01tomcat
Look at this http://www.unixtutorial.org/2009/01/disable-service-startup-in-ubuntu/