Start, stop and check the status of network services

Another relatively simple objective.

Start:

service servicename start

/etc/init.d/servicename start

Stop:

service servicename stop

/etc/init.d/servicename stop

Check Status


service servicename status

/etc/init.d/servicename status

Some services will have different commands available, just type service servicename to see them, e.g.

service sshd
Usage: /etc/init.d/sshd {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|condrestart|try-restart|status}

service httpd
Usage: httpd {start|stop|restart|condrestart|try-restart|force-reload|reload|status|fullstatus|graceful|help|configtest}