Checking Service Status
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What is Checking Service Status?
systemctl status service-name gives a real-time snapshot of a service: whether it's active, inactive, or failed; its process ID; recent log lines; and any error messages from the last run. For a quick boolean check, systemctl is-active and systemctl is-enabled return simple values suitable for use in scripts. The enabled/disabled state indicates whether the service is configured to start automatically at boot, separate from whether it's currently running.
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More in stage 9: Service Management (systemd)
Checking Service Status: common questions
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Is this Checking Service Status tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 56 of 102 in the free Linux roadmap, in stage 9, Service Management (systemd). If you are new to Linux, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.