The following is the chkconfig equivalents on Debian 6:
update-rc.d <service> defaults
update-rc.d <service> start 20 3 4 5
update-rc.d -f <service> remove
Part of the man page:
UPDATE-RC.D(8) sysv-rc UPDATE-RC.D(8)
NAME
update-rc.d - install and remove System-V style init script links
SYNOPSIS
update-rc.d [-n] [-f] name remove
update-rc.d [-n] name defaults [NN | SS KK]
update-rc.d [-n] name start|stop NN runlevel [runlevel]... . start|stop NN runlevel [run‐
level]... . ...
update-rc.d [-n] name disable|enable [ S|2|3|4|5 ]
DESCRIPTION
update-rc.d updates the System V style init script links /etc/rcrunlevel.d/NNname whose target is
the script /etc/init.d/name. These links are run by init when it changes runlevels; they are gen‐
erally used to start and stop system services such as daemons. runlevel is one of the runlevels
supported by init, namely, 0123456789S, and NN is the two-digit sequence number that determines
where in the sequence init will run the scripts.
This manpage documents only the usage and behaviour of update-rc.d. For a discussion of the Sys‐
tem V style init script arrangements please see init(8) and the Debian Policy Manual.
