In general, for Linux dedicated servers, there are two different types of programs running, one that requires user interaction and the other that performs tasks without user involvement. Programs running in the background are commonly known as "services" and "daemons" processes.
On servers there are many services running in the background, such as DB Server, Firewall, Web Server, DNS System, Mail Server, etc ... Due to the diversity of these services, it is very important to know the exact procedure of starting, stopping and restarting them.
The procedure of starting, stopping and restarting the services can be modified according to the Linux distributions. We recommend that you consider the following information for starting, stopping, and restarting services on CentOS dedicated servers.
There are two different methods by which you can start, stop and restart any desired service:
START a service
First method:
/etc/init.d/service-name startSecond method:
service service-name start
STOP a service
First method:
/etc/init.d/service-name stopSecond method:
service service-name stop
How to check the STATUS of a service (if it works or not)?
First method:
/etc/init.d/service-name statusSecond method:
service service-name status
RESTART a service on a dedicated server
First method:
/etc/init.d/service-name restartSecond method:
service service-name restartSome services may require additional command settings. To find the available ones, execute:
First method:
/etc/init.d/rsync [start, stop, reload, force-reload, restart, status]Second method:
service rsync
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