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Services
What is a Linux service?
- Linux services are applications or processes that run in the background either because they're actively doing something or waiting to do something.
- An example service would be
OpenBSD Secure Shell server
, a service that allows one to connect to the system via SSH.
systemctl
is the system manager tool which is responsible for managing services.systemctl list-unit-files
- View all services available.
UNIT FILE STATE PRESET
proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount static -
-.mount generated -
dev-hugepages.mount static -
dev-mqueue.mount static -
home.mount generated -
proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount disabled disabled
run-vmblock\x2dfuse.mount enabled enabled
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systemctl status ssh
- Gets information on the status of ssh
○ ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
Docs: man:sshd(8)
man:sshd_config(5)
sudo systemctl start ssh
- Starts the ssh servicesudo systemctl stop ssh
- Stops the ssh servicesudo systemctl enable ssh
- Enables the ssh service to run on system bootsudo systemctl disable ssh
- Disables the ssh service from running on system boot
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