Service Management

Starting a Service

  • To start a service, we need to use systemctl start command followed by the service name.
sudo systemctl start apache2

Stopping a Service

  • To stop a service, we need to use systemctl stop command followed by the service name.
sudo systemctl stop apache2

Restarting a Service

  • To restart a service, we need to use systemctl restart command.
  • This is useful for applying configuration changes without rebooting the system.
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Enabling a Service

  • To enable a service to start automatically at boot, we need to use systemctl enable command.
sudo systemctl enable apache2

Disabling a Service

  • To disable a service from starting automatically at boot, we need to use systemctl disable command.
sudo systemctl disable apache2

Checking Service Status

  • To check the status of the service, we need to use systemctl status command.
  • This provides information about the service's current state and any error messages.
sudo systemctl status apache2