Monday 2 August 2021

How to START/STOP Service on RedHat .8.1 Linux Server


This tutorial will guide you on how to perform a Start and Stop Service on RedHat 8.1 Linux server.

1. Start a service

Open terminal and login through root user and execute below command with your service name to start a service.

Syntax: systemctl start SERVICE_NAME

For Example, to start httpd service:

[root@worldwidelinux ]# systemctl start httpd.service

2. Stop a service

Open terminal and login through root user and execute below command with your service name to stop a service.

Syntax: systemctl stop SERVICE_NAME

For Example, to stop httpd service:

[root@worldwidelinux ]# systemctl stop httpd.service