Systemd both controls the start of services on a system and starts a journal of system activity. In this lab, students will start, stop, and restart system services. We also demonstrate how to start them at reboot and disable them so they don’t start after reboots.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Log in to the Lab Environment as `cloud_user` and Gain `root` Access
# sudo -i- Check the Status of the `httpd` Service, Restart It, and Configure It
Check the status of the
httpdservice.# systemctl status httpdRestart the
httpdservice.# systemctl restart httpdSet the
httpdservice to start at system startup.# systemctl enable httpdCheck the status of the
httpdservice. It should state running and enabled.# systemctl status httpd- Check the Status of the `named` Service, Start It, and Configure It
Check the status of the
namedservice.# systemctl status namedStart the
namedservice.# systemctl start namedSet the
namedservice to start at system startup.# systemctl enable namedCheck the status of the
namedservice and ensure it is both running and set to start at system startup.# systemctl status named- Check the Status of the `nfs-server` Service, Stop It, and Configure It
Check the status of the
nfs-serverservice.# systemctl status nfs-serverStop the
nfs-serverservice.# systemctl stop nfs-serverDisable the
nfs-serverservice so it doesn’t start on system startup.# systemctl disable nfs-serverVerify the
nfs-serverservice is stopped and set it to not start at system startup.# systemctl status nfs-server
