`systemd` commands directed to particular services ![[images/Pasted image 20250806203145.png]] - start/stop: manual on/off for service - `sudo systemctl start ssh` - restart: manual restart for service - reload: continues running service and tries to reload the new config file - service will throw an error if it cannot reload the new config file - status: current state info with lives messages ![[images/Pasted image 20250805205638.png]] - preset field = default enable/disable param - enable/disable: change on/off param upon reboot - mask/unmask: changes params for both start/stop (current state) and enable/disable (reboot state) - `mask` creates a symlink to `/dev/null` - `sudo systemctl kill -s 9 service` to kill service with signal 9 (SIGKILL) - `sudo systemctl isolate rescue.target` to jump to `rescue.target` from current default - alternatively `sudo systemctl rescue`