How To Read Linux Services

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How to read “service --status-all” results

service --status-all

The output of service --status-all lists the state of services controlled by System V.

The + indicates the service is running, - indicates a stopped service. You can see this by
running service SERVICENAME status for a + and - service.

Some services are managed by Upstart. You can check the status of all Upstart services
with sudo initctl list. Any service managed by Upstart will also show in the list provided
by service --status-all but will be marked with a ?.

For Ubuntu (checked with 12.04)

You can get list of all services and select by color one of them with 'grep':
sudo service --status-all | grep postgres

Or you may use another way if you know correct name of service:
sudo service postgresql status

There is a simple way to verify if a service is running

systemctl status service_name


Try:

systemctl status postgres

You can use the below command to check the list of all services.

ps aux
To check your own service:

ps aux | grep postgres

Ubuntu systemctl command – Manage Services in


Ubuntu Linux
Let's see how to use the systemctl command on Ubuntu Linux. The systemctl
command mostly used to manage systemd services, but can be used to shutdown and
restart Ubuntu System.
So Let’s see some Examples.
Manage Ubuntu Services with systemctl command.

Users and administrators can manage services on Ubuntu Linux using the systemctl
command.
1. List All Services
To get a List of All available services on your Ubuntu Operating System, Type:
systemctl list-unit-files --type=service
2. List Running Services
To list all running and active services in Ubuntu, Type:
systemctl list-units --type=service --state=active
3. View Status of a systemd service
To view the status of a Service, Type:
systemctl status <service-name>
Example, View the status of the Apache Web Server.
systemctl status apache2.service
4. Start, Restart and stop systemd services
systemctl [start|stop|restart] <service-name>
Example, Restart Apache Web Server on Ubuntu Linux.
systemctl restart apache2.service
Example, Start Mysql server.
systemctl start mysql.service
5. Enable service to start when system reboot.
Example, configure Apache Web Server to start when system reboot.
systemctl enable apache2.service
Disable the service if you do not want it to start at system reboot.
systemctl disable mysql.service

Reboot, Power Off and Change Runlevels

Systemctl system commands use for the Operating System Level Task.
1. Shut down and power-off the Ubuntu Operating System.
systemctl poweroff
2. Reboot the Ubuntu System.
systemctl reboot
3. Change Default Runlevel
Example, Change the default runlevel to Multi user Mode.
systemctl set-default graphical.target
4. Switch between runlevels
The systemctl isolate command use to switch between different runlevels.
Example, Switch to Multi User Mode in Ubuntu.
Good day,

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