systemctl
also see journalctl
systemctl list-units [ --all | --type=service ]
- show all enabled and disabled services
systemctl list-unit-files
create service file
vi /etc/systemd/system/<name>.service
user services
run systemctl
(without sudo) and with the --user
option
service files are created under '$HOME/.config/systemd/user'
example user service file
[Unit]
Description=This is an example
[Service]
ExecStart=/path/to/command
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
(writing user units)
enable and start the user service (without sudo)
systemctl --user enable <service>
systemctl --user start <service>
systemctl --user status <service>