How do I start and stop services in Kali Linux?

In Kali Linux, services can be started, stopped, and managed using the “systemctl” command in the terminal.

Here are the basic steps to start, stop, and check the status of a service:

  1. To start a service, use the command “systemctl start [service name]” For example: “systemctl start apache2” will start the Apache web server service.
  2. To stop a service, use the command “systemctl stop [service name]” For example: “systemctl stop apache2” will stop the Apache web server service.
  3. To check the status of a service, use the command “systemctl status [service name]” For example: “systemctl status apache2” will show the status of the Apache web server service.
  4. To enable a service to start automatically at boot use the command “systemctl enable [service name]” For example: “systemctl enable apache2” will make apache2 service to start automatically on boot.
  5. To disable a service from starting automatically at boot use the command “systemctl disable [service name]” For example: “systemctl disable apache2” will make apache2 service not to start automatically on boot.

Note: Some of the services might not be controlled by systemctl, in that case you might need to use service command or specific command for that service.

It’s important to note that you need to have root or superuser access to start, stop or manage services in Kali Linux.

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