Systemd Service Management

Articles in Systemd Service Management

• How to manage user sessions → loginctl list-sessions

  Learn to manage user sessions with loginctl list-sessions command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices for Linux system administrators.

• How to set hostname/locale/time → hostnamectl, localectl, timedatectl

  Learn to configure system hostname, locale, and time settings in Linux using hostnamectl, localectl, and timedatectl commands with detailed examples and troubleshooting.

• How to show critical chain → systemd-analyze critical-chain

  Learn how to use systemd-analyze critical-chain to identify boot performance bottlenecks, optimize system startup times, and troubleshoot slow boot issues effectively.

• How to see slowest units → systemd-analyze blame

  Learn how to identify slow-starting systemd services using systemd-analyze blame command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and optimization tips.

• How to analyze boot time → systemd-analyze time

  Learn how to analyze Linux boot time using systemd-analyze time command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting tips, and optimization techniques for faster startup.

• How to run one-off under systemd → systemd-run

  Learn how to use systemd-run to execute one-off commands and services under systemd. Complete guide with examples, options, and troubleshooting tips.

• How to edit a unit safely → systemctl edit

  Learn how to safely edit systemd units using systemctl edit command. Complete guide with examples, best practices, and troubleshooting for system administrators.

• How to inspect unit definition → systemctl cat

  Learn how to inspect systemd unit definitions using systemctl cat command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting tips, and best practices for system administrators.

• How to default to a target → systemctl set-default .target

  Learn how to set default systemd targets using systemctl set-default command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices for Linux system management.

• How to switch targets (runlevels) → systemctl isolate .target

  Learn how to switch between system targets (runlevels) using systemctl isolate command. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices for Linux.

• How to view running units → systemctl list-units --type=service

  Learn how to view running services with systemctl list-units --type=service. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices for Linux administrators.

• How to reload units after edits → systemctl daemon-reload

  Learn how to properly reload systemd units after configuration changes using systemctl daemon-reload. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices.

• How to view service status/log tail → systemctl status

  Learn how to monitor Linux services using systemctl status command. Complete guide with examples, log analysis, troubleshooting tips, and best practices for systemd.

• How to enable/disable service at boot → systemctl enable|disable

  Learn how to enable and disable services at boot using systemctl commands. Complete guide with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices for Linux system management.

• How to start/stop/restart a service → systemctl start|stop|restart

  Learn how to manage Linux services using systemctl commands. Complete guide covering start, stop, restart operations with examples, troubleshooting, and best practices.