How to view status of a service on Linux using systemctl

To view the status of a service on a Linux system using systemctl, you can use the systemctl status command followed by the name of the service.

For example, to view the status of the apache2 service:

systemctl status apache2

This will show the current status of the service, as well as any error messages or log output that may be relevant to troubleshooting the issue.

The systemctl status command will show the following information:

• The current state of the service (active, inactive, failed, etc.)
• The process ID of the service
• The service's dependencies and required resources
• Any error messages or log output related to the service

You can also use the --type option to filter the output by type. For example:

systemctl --type=service status

This will show the status of all services on the system.

Note: These commands assume that you have root access to your system. You will need to use sudo to run them.

By using the systemctl status command, you can quickly view the status of a service on your Linux system and identify any issues that may be preventing the service from running correctly.