.. _virtual-service:

==================== salt.modules.service

.. py:module:: salt.modules.service :synopsis: A virtual module for service management

service is a virtual module that is fulfilled by one of the following modules:

========================================= ======================================== Execution Module Used for ========================================= ======================================== :py:mod:~salt.modules.debian_service Debian Wheezy and earlier :py:mod:~salt.modules.freebsdservice FreeBSD-based OSes using service(8) :py:mod:~salt.modules.gentoo_service Gentoo Linux using sysvinit and rc-update(8) :py:mod:~salt.modules.mac_service Mac OS hosts using launchctl(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.netbsdservice NetBSD-based OSes :py:mod:~salt.modules.openbsdservice OpenBSD-based OSes :py:mod:~salt.modules.rh_service RedHat-based distros and derivatives using service(8) and chkconfig(8). Supports both pure sysvinit and mixed sysvinit/upstart systems. :py:mod:~salt.modules.service Fallback which simply wraps sysvinit scripts :py:mod:~salt.modules.smf_service Solaris-based OSes which use SMF :py:mod:~salt.modules.systemd_service Linux distros which use systemd :py:mod:~salt.modules.upstart_service Ubuntu-based distros using upstart :py:mod:~salt.modules.win_service Windows ========================================= ========================================