chkconfig Command Examples for Red Hat and CentOS
chkconfig is a command for checking and updating runlevel information for system services. For a primer on runlevels, check out our tutorial: Linux Runlevels Explained.
- These instructions are intended specifically for checking and updating chkconfig.
- I’ll be working from both a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 7 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
chkconfig --list
chkconfig --list | grep 3:on
chkconfig httpd on
chkconfig httpd off
chkconfig --level 3 httpd on
It is also possible to combine multiple levels into one command:
chkconfig --level 35 httpd on
chkconfig --level 3 httpd off
It is also possible to combine multiple levels into one command:
chkconfig --level 35 httpd off
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