[#starting-stopping-and-querying-systemd-services]
= Starting, stopping, and querying systemd services

You can perform various management tasks to control _systemd_ services using the `systemctl` command. The following is a set of example commands to demonstrate how to use `systemctl` to manage _systemd_ services.

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== Prerequisites

You are logged in as a user with administrator-level permissions.

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== Procedure

The following commands control the `foo` service:

* Activate a service immediately:
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# systemctl start foo 
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* Deactivate a service immediately:
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# systemctl stop foo 
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* Restart a service:
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# systemctl restart foo 
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* Show the status of a service including, whether it is running or not:
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# systemctl status foo 
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* Enable a service to be started on boot:
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# systemctl enable foo 
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* Disable a service to not start during boot:
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# systemctl disable foo 
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* Prevent a service from starting dynamically or even manually unless unmasked:
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# systemctl mask foo 
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* Check if a service is enabled or not:
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# systemctl is-enabled foo
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== Related Information

* Run `man systemctl` for more details.