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Linux / UNIX OS service : Bluetooth

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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”

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]

Filed Under: Linux Services

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