Service Name
Bluetooth
Description
This executes Bluetooth wireless communication daemon. Bluetooth services for service discovery, authentication, Human Interface Devices, etc.
Nature
The bluetooth has three daemons:
# /etc/init.d/bluetooth status hcid is stopped sdpd is stopped hidd is stopped
hcid – “Host Controller Interface Daemon” Manages all the Bluetooth devices.
sdpd – “SDP daemon” Allows Bluetooth devices connected to the host to advertise via SDP the Bluetooth services available.
hidd – “HID daemon”
sdpd – “SDP daemon” Allows Bluetooth devices connected to the host to advertise via SDP the Bluetooth services available.
hidd – “HID daemon”
To see usage options for the service :
# /etc/init.d/bluetooth
Usage: /etc/init.d/bluetooth {start|stop|status|restart|reload|condrestart}
To check if the service starts at boot time for your runlevel:
# chkconfig --list bluetooth bluetooth 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
Is part of this package:
bluez-utils-[version]