Service management and configuration utilities in Linux are essential for managing system services and configurations. Here’s an overview of some of the key tools and utilities used for these purposes:
systemctl start <service>
: Starts a service.systemctl stop <service>
: Stops a service.systemctl restart <service>
: Restarts a service.systemctl status <service>
: Displays the status of a service.systemctl enable <service>
: Enables a service to start at boot.systemctl disable <service>
: Disables a service from starting at boot./etc/init.d/<service> start
: Starts a service./etc/init.d/<service> stop
: Stops a service./etc/init.d/<service> restart
: Restarts a service./etc/init.d/<service> status
: Displays the status of a service.start <service>
: Starts a service.stop <service>
: Stops a service.status <service>
: Displays the status of a service.chkconfig --list
: Lists all services and their runlevel settings.chkconfig <service> on
: Enables a service at boot.chkconfig <service> off
: Disables a service at boot.service <service> start
: Starts a service.service <service> stop
: Stops a service.service <service> restart
: Restarts a service.service <service> status
: Displays the status of a service.