[PLUG] System D for Dinosaurs

[Russell Senior]

I've gotten pretty far with: systemctl status, systemctl status <service
name>, systemctl restart <service name>, and journalctl -u <service name>.

On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 21:55 Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:

> I've used linux for decades, and Unix for almost half a
> century.  systemd is different, and not nearly as well
> documented.  I'd love to find a "recipe book":
>
>   systemd for dinosaurs
>
> which explains the user- and sysadmin- facing differences,
> perhaps with pages indexed by the old commands (all the
> way back to AT&T Unix), explaining how to use systemd
> commands to accomplish similar (or better) results.
>
> Perhaps also some shell scripts for /usr/local/bin named
> like the ancient commands, which transmogrify command line
> arguments into a plausible systemd command line, print it
> out for the user with a short explanation, and ask
> "run this systemd command yes or no?"
>
> Over a life, memory grows like an onion; in old age,
> memories peel off the same way.  Tools that help grandma
> keep her servers running means fewer plaintive phone calls
> at 3am, interrupting important video games.
>
> Keith
>
> --
> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com
>