How to Check Services in Linux?

Check running services on Linux

• Check the service status. A service can have any of the following statuses:
• Start the service. If a service isn’t running, you can use the service command to start it.
• Use netstat to find port conflicts.
• Check xinetd status.
• Check logs.
• Next steps.

How can I see all services in Linux?

List running services using service command on a CentOS/RHEL 6.x or older

1. Print the status of any service. To print the status of apache (httpd) service: service httpd status.
2. List all known services (configured via SysV) chkconfig –list.
3. List service and their open ports. netstat -tulpn.
4. Turn on / off service. ntsysv.

What is service command in Linux?

Service command. From Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial – A Beginner’s handbook. The service command is used to run a System V init script. Usually all system V init scripts are stored in /etc/init.d directory and service command can be used to start, stop, and restart the daemons and other services under Linux.