Top 15 Chkconfig Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

chkconfig is a utility for managing /etc/init.d startup scripts. It automatically creates and deletes /etc/rc#.d symlinks.

1. update-rc.d

update-rc.d update-rc.d is a utility for managing /etc/init.d startup scripts. It automatically creates and deletes /etc/rc#.d symlinks.......

2. Daxtar's Shutdown Timer

Daxtar's Shutdown Timer Daxtar's Shutdown Timer is a minimalistic tool to schedule your System's Shutdown via GUI or comand-line. The Tool docks at the Windows System Tray.......

3. Auto powerOn and shutdown

Auto powerOn and shutdown Resume from power-off state - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to auto-start up your computer to work at a specified date and time, even if the system was stopped in hibernation. Wake up from sleep mode - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to wake up your computer from......

4. EMCO Remote Shutdown

EMCO Remote Shutdown EMCO Remote Shutdown is automatic power management software. It allows you to manage remote PCs from the central location and perform Shutdown, Wake-on-LAN, Reboot, Power Off and other operations automatically on schedule or manually on demand. By using advanced scheduling options, you can completely automate power management in your organization.......

5. Network Sorcerer

Network Sorcerer A FREE taskbar utility for small networks. Wake 'wake on LAN' (WOL), hibernate and shutdown other machines on your network. Send messages between users. Run apps on other machines.I use this program in conjunction with SmartPower to try and replace lightsout on my Windows 7 server.This program takes care of......

6. Windows ShutDown Timer

Windows ShutDown Timer Utility to shutdown your desktop/laptop at given time.......

7. Shutdown8

Shutdown8 Shutdown8 is a simple program that allows users to shut down their computers with a timer. Users can simply add this program onto the taskbar and select the Shut down, Log off, Restart, Timer, Sleep or Hibernate menu.......

8. Chameleon Shutdown

Chameleon Shutdown Chameleon Shutdown allows you to switch off, restart, hibernate the computer and perform other operations both immediately and when certain conditions are met (specific time, delay, idle time, CPU usage, closure of a certain program).You can add multiple conditions without limitation.The interface supports skins and is very easy to use.......

9. Mz Shutdown Scheduler

Mz Shutdown Scheduler You can use Mz Shutdown Scheduler to restart, hibernate, log off, shutdown and force shutdown your workstation whenever you like, depending on time of day, cpu usage, available memory, internet transfer speed.Of course before starting one of the above processes, a program can be run or a warning message can......

10. ProfShutdown

ProfShutdown Prof Shutdown enables an administrator to schedule power management jobs to be executed on a local machine or multiple remote machines in a network. In the latter case, the tool is able to service up to 1,000 machines all together at a specified time. A local machine can be scheduled......

11. Mad Remote ShutDown

Mad Remote ShutDown Mad Remote ShutDown is a couple of application (Android and Windows) who give you the possibility to launch remote Windows stop action (Shutdown, reboot, close session...). With your Android device, you can control all your computer and launch remote action in one click ! This application is free to use,......

12. runit

runit runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOSX, Solaris, and can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems.......

13. procd

procd procd is a process and system init service for OpenWRT. It's less resource intensive as it's intended for embedded devices, works with busybox and uClib, hotplug2, libubox and ubus. It watches configuration files to start or restart services and init scripts......

14. faster

faster Faster is a very little init script aimed at Linux power-users and geek stuff oriented people. It is not industrial strength and does not comply with any other buzzwords. What it really does well is providing much better daemon handling (by means of a daemon manager e.g., daemontools) whilst offering......

15. Chaperone Process Manager

Chaperone Process Manager Chaperone is a lean init-style startup manager for Docker-like containers. It runs as a single lightweight full-featured process which runs at the root of a docker container tree and provides all of the following functionality, plus much more: Monitoring for all processes in the container, automatically shutting down the container......