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systemd for Linux SysAdmins: All You Need to Know About the systemd Suite for Linux Users

Name: systemd for Linux SysAdmins: All You Need to Know About the systemd Suite for Linux Users
Author: David Both
ISBN: 9798868813283

by David Both

May 2025

Beginner to intermediate

447 pages

7h 18m

English

Apress

Content preview from systemd for Linux SysAdmins: All You Need to Know About the systemd Suite for Linux Users

D. Bothsystemd for Linux SysAdminshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1328-3_5

5. Manage systemd Units with systemctl

David Both¹

(1)

Raleigh, NC, USA

Objectives

In this chapter, you will learn

The practical structure of the systemd suite of programs
More advanced usage of the systemctl program
How to obtain more information about systemd service units
How to create a mount unit that mounts a storage device during Linux startup

Overview

In previous chapters, we explored the Linux systemd startup sequence and were introduced to systemd units. In this chapter, we’ll explore systemd units in more detail and how to use the systemctl command to explore and manage units. ...

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