System Management
service
Manages system services (non-systemd systems).
CentOS
Ubuntu
Debian
SUSE
Slackware
Fedora
Verified: 2025-09-22
Syntax
$service NAME BEFEHL
Examples
$service httpd start
$service sshd restart
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
service --help
Note
For systems without systemd. Use systemctl on systemd systems.
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