Service Management
From Leo's Notes
Last edited on 12 September 2019, at 02:20.
Linux using SystemV[edit | edit source]
Starting & Stopping Services[edit | edit source]
Use any one of:
# /etc/init.d/<service> restart
# /etc/init.d/<service> stop && /etc/init.d/<service> start
# service <service> restart
Since the location of startup scripts varies from distro to distro, using the service command is recommended.
Manage Startup[edit | edit source]
Show all the services for every runlevel:
# chkconfig --list
Enable a service (eg: sshd) on runlevels 2, 3, 4:
# chkconfig --add sshd
# chkconfig --level 234 sshd on
Linux using systemd[edit | edit source]
Starting & Stopping Services[edit | edit source]
# systemctl start <service>
# systemctl stop <service>
Getting Service Information[edit | edit source]
# systemctl status <service>
# journalctl -u <service>
Enabling / Disabling Services at Startup[edit | edit source]
# systemctl enable <service>
# systemctl disable <service>
FreeBSD[edit | edit source]
Similar to Linux, you can either start services using their startup scripts or using the service command.
Usually, the startup scripts are located in /etc/rc.d
# /etc/rc.d/<service> restart
However, if it is 3rd party software, they are located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/<service> restart
Or to not worry about any of the above, use service
# service nfs stop
# service sickbeard start
# service httpd status
Note: You can send the HUP signal to restart a service. For instance, to restart NFS, you can do any one of:
# kill -HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid`
# /etc/rc.d/nsfd restart
# service nfs restart
Solaris / SunOS[edit | edit source]
The startup scripts are located in /lib/svc/method/<service>
# /lib/svc/method/<service> restart
# svcadm restart <service>
Example: To restart ssh, do any one of:
# svcadm restart ssh
# svcadm restart svc:/network/ssh
# /lib/svc/method/sshd restart