How to Manage Systemd Services and Units Using Systemctl in Linux.

Starting with Systemtd and Systemctl Basics

First, check if systemd is installed on your system or not, and what is the version of currently installed Systemd?

systemctl --version

Check where the binaries and libraries of systemd and systemctl are installed.

whereis systemd
whereis systemctl

Check whether systemd is running or not.

ps -eaf | grep [s]ystemd

Analyze systemd boot process.

systemd-analyze

Analyze time taken by each process at boot.

systemd-analyze blame

List all the available units.

systemctl list-unit-files

List all running units.

systemctl list-units

List all failed units.

systemctl --failed

Check if a Unit (cron.service) is enabled or not?.

systemctl is-enabled crond.service

Check whether a Unit or Service is running or not?.

systemctl status httpd

Control and Manage Services Using Systemctl

List all services (including enabled and disabled).

systemctl list-unit-files --type=service

How do I start, restart, stop, reload and check the status of a service (httpd.service) in Linux.

systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
systemctl stop httpd
systemctl reload httpd
systemctl status httpd

How to active a service and enable or disable a service at boot time (autostart service at system boot).

systemctl is-active httpd.service
systemctl enable httpd.service
systemctl disable httpd.service

How to mask (making it impossible to start) or unmask a service (httpd.service).

systemctl mask httpd.service
systemctl unmask httpd.service

How to a Kill a service using systemctl command.

systemctl kill httpd
systemctl status httpd

Control and Manage Mount Points using Systemctl

List all system mount points.

systemctl list-unit-files --type=mount

How do I mount, unmount, remount, reload system mount points and also check the status of mount points on the system?

systemctl start tmp.mount
systemctl stop tmp.mount
systemctl restart tmp.mount
systemctl reload tmp.mount
systemctl status tmp.mount

How to active, enable or disable a mount point at boot time (auto mount at system boot).

systemctl is-active tmp.mount
systemctl enable tmp.mount
systemctl disable  tmp.mount

How to mask (making it impossible to start) or unmask a mount point in Linux.

systemctl mask tmp.mount
systemctl unmask tmp.mount

Control and Manage Sockets using Systemctl

List all available system sockets.

systemctl list-unit-files --type=socket

How do I start, restart, stop, reload and check the status of a socket (example: cups.socket) in Linux.

systemctl start cups.socket
systemctl restart cups.socket
systemctl stop cups.socket
systemctl reload cups.socket
systemctl status cups.socket

How to active a socket and enable or disable at boot time (autostart socket at system boot).

systemctl is-active cups.socket
systemctl enable cups.socket
systemctl disable cups.socket

How to mask (making it impossible to start) or unmask a socket (cups.socket).

systemctl mask cups.socket
systemctl unmask cups.socket

Conclusion

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