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List all services enabled at boot

harmlesssystemddebian, ubuntu
user@server
systemctl list-unit-files --type=service --state=enabled --no-pager

Lists all service units enabled for automatic start via systemctl enable. Unlike the list of running services, this shows what will start after a reboot. A service that is running but missing from this list will be gone after the next restart.

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Enable a service and start it immediately

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List all running systemd services

$systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running --no-pager
harmlesssystemd

Stop a service and disable autostart

#systemctl disable --now cups
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Change service settings with an override

#systemctl edit mariadb
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Query uptime, memory and restart count of a service

$systemctl show php8.2-fpm -p ActiveState,ActiveEnterTimestamp,MainPID,MemoryCurrent,NRestarts
harmlesssystemd

Restart a service and check the result

#systemctl restart php8.2-fpm && systemctl is-active php8.2-fpm
cautionsystemd

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