Often the command "service [service name] status" will work, but not all "services" support the "status" option. You can also try "service --status-all". HTH! -----Original Message----- From: Jianping Zhu [mailto:jzhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:45 AM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: how to check a service is on? How to check if a service is on by command line? Thanks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list