salt.modules.systemd_service

Provides the service module for systemd

New in version 0.10.0.

Important

If you feel that Salt should be using this module to manage services on a minion, and it is using a different module (or gives an error similar to 'service.start' is not available), see here.

salt.modules.systemd_service.available(name)

New in version 0.10.4.

Check that the given service is available taking into account template units.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.available sshd
salt.modules.systemd_service.disable(name, no_block=False, **kwargs)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Disable the named service to not start when the system boots

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.disable <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.disabled(name)

Return if the named service is disabled from starting on boot

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.disabled <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.enable(name, no_block=False, unmask=False, unmask_runtime=False, **kwargs)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Enable the named service to start when the system boots

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

unmaskFalse

Set to True to remove an indefinite mask before attempting to enable the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before enabling. This behavior is no longer the default.

unmask_runtimeFalse

Set to True to remove a runtime mask before attempting to enable the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before enabling. This behavior is no longer the default.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.enable <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.enabled(name, **kwargs)

Return if the named service is enabled to start on boot

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.enabled <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.execs()

New in version 2014.7.0.

Return a list of all files specified as ExecStart for all services.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.execs

salt.modules.systemd_service.force_reload(name, no_block=True, unmask=False, unmask_runtime=False)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

New in version 0.12.0.

Force-reload the specified service with systemd

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

unmaskFalse

Set to True to remove an indefinite mask before attempting to force-reload the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before force-reloading. This behavior is no longer the default.

unmask_runtimeFalse

Set to True to remove a runtime mask before attempting to force-reload the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before force-reloading. This behavior is no longer the default.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.force_reload <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.get_all()

Return a list of all available services

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_all
salt.modules.systemd_service.get_disabled()

Return a list of all disabled services

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_disabled
salt.modules.systemd_service.get_enabled()

Return a list of all enabled services

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_enabled
salt.modules.systemd_service.get_running()

Return a list of all running services, so far as systemd is concerned

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_running
salt.modules.systemd_service.get_static()

New in version 2015.8.5.

Return a list of all static services

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.get_static
salt.modules.systemd_service.mask(name, runtime=False)

New in version 2015.5.0.

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Mask the specified service with systemd

runtimeFalse

Set to True to mask this service only until the next reboot

New in version 2015.8.5.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.mask foo
salt '*' service.mask foo runtime=True
salt.modules.systemd_service.masked(name, runtime=False)

New in version 2015.8.0.

Changed in version 2015.8.5: The return data for this function has changed. If the service is masked, the return value will now be the output of the systemctl is-enabled command (so that a persistent mask can be distinguished from a runtime mask). If the service is not masked, then False will be returned.

Changed in version 2017.7.0: This function now returns a boolean telling the user whether a mask specified by the new runtime argument is set. If runtime is False, this function will return True if an indefinite mask is set for the named service (otherwise False will be returned). If runtime is False, this function will return True if a runtime mask is set, otherwise False.

Check whether or not a service is masked

runtimeFalse

Set to True to check for a runtime mask

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous versions, this function would simply return the output of systemctl is-enabled when the service was found to be masked. However, since it is possible to both have both indefinite and runtime masks on a service simultaneously, this function now only checks for runtime masks if this argument is set to True. Otherwise, it will check for an indefinite mask.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' service.masked foo
salt '*' service.masked foo runtime=True
salt.modules.systemd_service.missing(name)

New in version 2014.1.0.

The inverse of service.available. Returns True if the specified service is not available, otherwise returns False.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.missing sshd
salt.modules.systemd_service.reload_(name, no_block=False, unmask=False, unmask_runtime=False)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Reload the specified service with systemd

no_blockFalse

Set to True to reload the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

unmaskFalse

Set to True to remove an indefinite mask before attempting to reload the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before reloading. This behavior is no longer the default.

unmask_runtimeFalse

Set to True to remove a runtime mask before attempting to reload the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before reloading. This behavior is no longer the default.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.reload <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.restart(name, no_block=False, unmask=False, unmask_runtime=False)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Restart the specified service with systemd

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

unmaskFalse

Set to True to remove an indefinite mask before attempting to restart the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before restarting. This behavior is no longer the default.

unmask_runtimeFalse

Set to True to remove a runtime mask before attempting to restart the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before restarting. This behavior is no longer the default.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.restart <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.show(name)

New in version 2014.7.0.

Show properties of one or more units/jobs or the manager

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.show <service name>

salt.modules.systemd_service.start(name, no_block=False, unmask=False, unmask_runtime=False)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Start the specified service with systemd

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

unmaskFalse

Set to True to remove an indefinite mask before attempting to start the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before starting. This behavior is no longer the default.

unmask_runtimeFalse

Set to True to remove a runtime mask before attempting to start the service.

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous releases, Salt would simply unmask a service before starting. This behavior is no longer the default.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.start <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.status(name, sig=None)

Return the status for a service via systemd. If the name contains globbing, a dict mapping service name to True/False values is returned.

Changed in version 2018.3.0: The service name can now be a glob (e.g. salt*)

Parameters
  • name (str) -- The name of the service to check

  • sig (str) -- Not implemented

Returns

True if running, False otherwise dict: Maps service name to True if running, False otherwise

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.status <service name> [service signature]
salt.modules.systemd_service.stop(name, no_block=False)

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Stop the specified service with systemd

no_blockFalse

Set to True to start the service using --no-block.

New in version 2017.7.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.stop <service name>
salt.modules.systemd_service.systemctl_reload()

New in version 0.15.0.

Reloads systemctl, an action needed whenever unit files are updated.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.systemctl_reload
salt.modules.systemd_service.unmask_(name, runtime=False)

New in version 2015.5.0.

Changed in version 2015.8.12,2016.3.3,2016.11.0: On minions running systemd>=205, systemd-run(1) is now used to isolate commands run by this function from the salt-minion daemon's control group. This is done to avoid a race condition in cases where the salt-minion service is restarted while a service is being modified. If desired, usage of systemd-run(1) can be suppressed by setting a config option called systemd.scope, with a value of False (no quotes).

Unmask the specified service with systemd

runtimeFalse

Set to True to unmask this service only until the next reboot

New in version 2017.7.0: In previous versions, this function would remove whichever mask was identified by running systemctl is-enabled on the service. However, since it is possible to both have both indefinite and runtime masks on a service simultaneously, this function now removes a runtime mask only when this argument is set to True, and otherwise removes an indefinite mask.

CLI Example:

salt '*' service.unmask foo
salt '*' service.unmask foo runtime=True