Quick Answer: How Do I Stop and Restart Services in Linux?
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How do I restart a Linux service?

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  1. Open the command line.
  2. Enter ls /etc/init.d or ls /etc/rc.d/
  3. Enter sudo systemctl restart service where service is the service name.

How do you stop a service in Linux terminal?

d, depending upon which distribution I was using), locate the service, and the issue the command /etc/rc. d/SERVICE start|stop|restart (Where SERVICE is the name of the service to be started, stopped, or restarted).

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