Systemd reference

systemctl shows OS and services status in systemd managed sy

Systemd is a relatively recent approach for managing OS and system services, their startup/shutdown and logging in modern Linux distros.

Notable Changes Brought By systemd

  • There are no more /etc/init.d scripts for startup/shutdown services
  • Logging isn't done directly into files, but instead goes into centralised systemd journaling system
  • Service management scripts are operated by systemctl command
  • Logs for the OS and individual services are accessed by journalctl command

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