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  <!ENTITY date "August 2006">
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    <title>&tool; Manual</title> 
    <copyright>
      <year>2004-2006</year>
      <holder>Carlos Garnacho Parro</holder>
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	 <publishername>Carlos Garnacho Parro</publishername> 
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	 <revision>
	   <revnumber>&tool; Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber>
	   <date>&date;</date>
	   <revdescription>
          <para role="author">carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)</para>
          <para role="publisher">carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)</para>
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	 <revision>
	   <revnumber>&tool; Manual V0.35</revnumber>
	   <date>June 2004</date>
	   <revdescription>
          <para role="author">carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)</para>
          <para role="publisher">carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)</para>
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    <releaseinfo>This manual describes version &toolversion; of &tool;.</releaseinfo> 

    <legalnotice> 
	 <title>Feedback</title> 
	 <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &tool; or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="help:mate-feedback" type="help">MATE Feedback Page</ulink>. </para>
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    <abstract role="description">
      <para>The &tool; allows you to specify which services will be started during the system boot process.</para>
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    <primary>Services Administration Tool</primary> 
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  <sect1 id="tool-introduction"> 
    <title>Introduction</title> 
    <para>The <application>&tool;</application> allows you to specify which services will be started during the system boot process.</para>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="tool-getting-started">
    <title>Getting started</title>

    <para>You can start <application>&tool;</application> in the following ways:</para>

    <variablelist>
	 <varlistentry>
	   <term><guimenu>System</guimenu> menu</term>
	   <listitem>
		<para>Choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Services</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
	   </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>

	 <varlistentry>
	   <term>Command line</term>
	   <listitem>
		<para>Execute the following command: <command>services-admin</command></para>
	   </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>

    <para>When you start <application>&tool;</application>, you will be prompted for the administrator password, this is necessary because the changes done with this tool will affect the whole system.</para>

    <para>After entering the administrator password, the following window is displayed.</para>

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	 <title>&tool; main window</title>
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		<textobject>
		  <phrase>Shows &tool; main window.</phrase>
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    </figure>

    <para>The <application>&tool;</application> main window contains the following elements:</para>

    <variablelist>
	 <varlistentry>
	   <term>Services list</term>
	   <listitem>
		<para>This is a list of the main services installed in the system, the checkbox indicates whether the service is active or not.</para>
	   </listitem>
	 </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="tool-usage">
    <title>Usage</title>

    <sect2>
	 <title>To enable or disable a service at boot time</title>
	 <para>Enable or disable the checkbox beside the service in the services list.</para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
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