Ubuntu and Redhat/fedora Service Management Command comparison table (with FEDORA16 new service management tool SYSTEMCTL)

Take APACHE/HTTPD service as an example

chkconfig httpd on

task	Red hat /  fedora	Ubuntu	< Strong>ubuntu   (with sysv-rc-conf or sysvconfig)
start now/ Stop a service	service httpd start	invoke-rc.d Apache start	service Apache start
auto load at startup	update-rc.d Apache defaults	sysv-rc-conf Apache on
start without loading	chkconfig httpd off	update-rc.d Apache purge	sysv-rc-conf Apache off

Https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux/RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAndFedora

Installing sysv-rc-conf
$ sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Usage:
sysv-rc-conf--list [service name]
sysv-rc-conf [--level <runlevels>] <service name> <on|off>

Translator by: Starting from Fedora16, Redhat no longer recommends Ntsysv, Chkconfig, and service, but recommends using the new service Management tool Systemctl (seemingly powerful) , although the old instructions are also available.

Http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/System_Administrators_Guide/ch-Services_and_Daemons.html

Comparison table, taking apache/httpd as an example

Task	Old instructions	New directives
Enable a service to start automatically	Chkconfig--level 3 httpd on	systemctl enable httpd.service
Make a service not start automatically	Chkconfig--level 3 httpd off	systemctldisablehttpd.service
Check Service status	Service httpd Status	systemctlstatushttpd.service （服务详细信息） systemctl is-active httpd.service （仅显示是否 Active)
Show all services that have been started	(Who knows?) ）	systemctl list-units --type=service
Start a service	Service httpd Start	systemctl start httpd.service
Stop a service	Service httpd Stop	systemctl stop httpd.service
Restart a service	Service httpd Restart	systemctl restart httpd.service

Ubuntu and Redhat/fedora Service Management Command comparison table (with FEDORA16 new service management tool SYSTEMCTL)