How to Manage Services in Linux with systemctl

 Introduction

In modern Linux distributions (systemd-based), systemctl is used to manage system services. It replaces older tools like service.

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Step 1: Check Service Status

systemctl status sshd

➡️ Displays whether the SSH service is running.

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Step 2: Start and Stop a Service

systemctl start sshd

systemctl stop sshd

➡️ Starts or stops the service immediately.

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Step 3: Enable Service on Boot

systemctl enable sshd

systemctl disable sshd

➡️ Controls whether the service starts automatically on boot.

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Conclusion

systemctl is the standard tool for managing services and daemons on Linux systems.

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