Managing Services (Task Map)
The following task map describes the procedures that are needed to use SMF.
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Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Display the status of a service instance. |
Displays the status of all running service instances. | |
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Display the service dependents. |
Display the services that are dependent on the specified service. |
How to Show Which Services Are Dependent on a Service Instance |
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Display the dependencies of a service. |
Display the services that a specified service is dependent on. This information can be used to help identify what is preventing a service from starting. | |
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Disable a service instance. |
Turns off a service that is not functioning properly or needs to be off to increase security. | |
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Enable a service instance |
Starts a service. | |
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Restart a service instance. |
Restart a service, without having to use separate commands to disable and then enable the service. | |
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Modify a service instance. |
Modifies the configuration parameters of a specified service instance. | |
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Changes a configuration property of a service controlled by inetd. | ||
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Changes the startup options of a service controlled by inetd. |
How to Modify a Command-Line Argument for an inetd Controlled Service |
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Convert inetd.conf entries. |
Converts inetd services into legacy-run services that can be monitored using SMF. | |
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Repair a corrupt service configuration repository. |
Replaces a corrupt repository with a default version. | |
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Boot a system without starting any services. |
Boots a system without starting any services so that configuration problems that prevent booting can be fixed. |
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