# Checking System Services (runlevel) hangs process

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [May 13, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964 "2013-05-13T20:43:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![bertschj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bertschj](https://forums.suse.com/u/bertschj)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964/1 "2013-05-13T20:43:27Z")

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When trying to run System Services from Yast or Yast GUI, it gets to 71%, then a couple minutes later to 85% and hangs. This is at point - “Initializing system services (runlevel)”.

I can run chkconfig from command line OK. Although it’s been a while, the GUI version was previously working OK.

Using SLES11

tx

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**Author:** ![ab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964/2 "2013-05-13T23:42:17Z")

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> When trying to run System Services from Yast or Yast GUI, it gets to[color=blue]  
> 71%, then a couple minutes later to 85% and hangs. This is at point -  
> “Initializing system services (runlevel)”.[/color]

The ‘y2log’ is the source of all information for Yast. Truncate it first,  
or at least just get what’s new from your latest attempt, as the files are  
quite verbose and tend to be crazy huge.  
[color=blue]

> I can run chkconfig from command line OK. Although it’s been a while,  
> the GUI version was previously working OK.[/color]

Great information.  
[color=blue]

> Using SLES11[/color]

Not SP1 or SP2? Does the patch help? Does this happen on any similar  
systems (prod/test/dev/staging/qa) or anything?

Good luck.

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**Author:** ![wschrabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@wschrabi](https://forums.suse.com/u/wschrabi)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964/3 "2014-01-30T12:16:37Z")

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I have the same symtoms. I upgraded to kernel 2.6.39 on openSUSE 11.3. What can I do?  
I would like to add a start/stop service.  
thanks  
walter

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**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/checking-system-services-runlevel-hangs-process/23964/4 "2014-01-30T13:15:10Z")

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[QUOTE=wschrabi;18916]I have the same symtoms. I upgraded to kernel 2.6.39 on openSUSE 11.3. What can I do?  
I would like to add a start/stop service.  
thanks  
walter[/QUOTE]

Since you’re using openSUSE you want the openSUSE forums which are at [https://forums.opensuse.org/](https://forums.opensuse.org/)  
Please note that openSUSE 11.3 is End Of Life.