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systemctl — Control the systemd system and service manager. Some subcommands such as `disable`, `status`, `reboo

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Problem

How to use the systemctl command: Control the systemd system and service manager. Some subcommands such as disable, status, reboot etc. have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html>.

Solution

systemctl — Control the systemd system and service manager. Some subcommands such as disable, status, reboot etc. have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html>.

Show all running services:
systemctl status


List failed units:
systemctl --failed


Start/Stop/Restart/Reload/Show the status of a service:
systemctl {{start|stop|restart|reload|status}} {{unit}}


Enable/Disable a unit to be started on bootup:
systemctl {{enable|disable}} {{unit}}


Reload systemd, scan for new or changed units:
systemctl daemon-reload


Check if a unit is active/enabled/failed:
systemctl {{is-active|is-enabled|is-failed}} {{unit}}


List all service/socket/automount units filtering by running/failed state:
systemctl list-units {{[-t|--type]}} {{service|socket|automount}} --state {{failed|running}}


Show the contents & absolute path of a unit file or edit it:
systemctl {{cat|edit}} {{unit}}

Code Snippets

Show all running services

systemctl status

List failed units

systemctl --failed

Start/Stop/Restart/Reload/Show the status of a service

systemctl {{start|stop|restart|reload|status}} {{unit}}

Enable/Disable a unit to be started on bootup

systemctl {{enable|disable}} {{unit}}

Reload systemd, scan for new or changed units

systemctl daemon-reload

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl

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