Ubuntu Services Commands

What services are available for startup?

Use the status-all switch to list all services which are registered with the OS. The display will also indicate if the service is started during statup.

    [ + ] – Services with this sign will start at OS boot.
    [ - ] – Services with this sign do not start at OS boot.
     
service --status-all

Remove a service

Use the remove keyword with update-rc.d to remove the service start up command for an application. You will need to use the -f switch if the applications /etc/init.d start up file exists.    
update-rc.d -f  apache2 remove


Disable a service

update-rc.d postfix disable


Add a service

Adding a service to Ubuntu or Debian is done with the update-rc.d command. You can specify which runlevels to start and stop the new service or accept the defaults. The init.d file will be added to the relevent rc.d startup folders.
     

update-rc.d apache2 defaults
  • 6 Users Found This Useful
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

How can I create a database from an sql backup file ?

First, create the database.. /path/to/bin/mysqladmin -u $mysqlusername -p$mysqlpassword create...

How can I see all running processes from my server?

Type the following command from shell prompt.It will display the currently running processes. ps...

Connecting to your Windows server

To connect to your Windows VPS or Dedicated server, you use Remote Desktop Connection. Go to:...

Connecting to your Linux server

To connect to your Linux VPS or Dedicated Server, you need a ssh client.  We recommend...

Memory usage seems too high inside a VPS

There are cases when you may notice that the memory usage is too high inside your VPS without a...