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XK0-006 Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to create and apply a…
Drag and drop the steps to create and apply a systemd service unit in the correct order.
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1. Create the service unit file in /etc/systemd/system/. 2. Run systemctl daemon-reload. 3. Run systemctl enable myservice.service. 4. Run systemctl start myservice.service.
The correct sequence to create and apply a systemd service unit is: create the unit file in /etc/systemd/system/, then run systemctl daemon-reload to load the new unit, then run systemctl enable to set it to start on boot, and finally run systemctl start to start it immediately. Common mistakes include enabling before reloading, starting before enabling, or attempting to enable a non-existent unit.
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1. Create the service unit file in /etc/systemd/system/. 2. Run systemctl daemon-reload. 3. Run systemctl enable myservice.service. 4. Run systemctl start myservice.service.
Why this is correct
This is correct because after creating a new unit file, you must reload systemd to make it aware of the new unit. Then enabling creates the necessary symlinks for boot startup, and starting initiates the service immediately.
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1. Create the service unit file. 2. Run systemctl enable myservice.service. 3. Run systemctl daemon-reload. 4. Run systemctl start myservice.service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because enabling a service before running daemon-reload will likely fail as systemd has not yet loaded the new unit file. The reload must precede enable.
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1. Create the service unit file. 2. Run systemctl daemon-reload. 3. Run systemctl start myservice.service. 4. Run systemctl enable myservice.service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because starting before enabling can work for immediate operation, but the correct order for proper boot behavior is to enable first then start. Enabling after starting may create symlinks but is out of sequence.
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1. Run systemctl enable myservice.service. 2. Create the service unit file. 3. Run systemctl daemon-reload. 4. Run systemctl start myservice.service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot enable a service that does not yet have a unit file. The unit file must be created first.
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Key term
systemd
systemd is a system and service manager for Linux operating systems that initializes and manages processes, services, and system resources after the kernel boots.
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systemctl
systemctl is the command-line tool used to inspect, start, stop, enable, or disable services managed by the systemd init system in Linux.
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