systemd

systemd module

Manage systemd services. This module can start, stop, enable, disable services and reload the systemd daemon configuration.

Examples

- name: Start and enable nginx
  systemd:
    name: nginx
    state: started
    enabled: true

- name: Stop a service
  systemd:
    name: apache2
    state: stopped

- name: Reload systemd daemon
  systemd:
    daemon_reload: true

- name: Enable service without starting
  systemd:
    name: postgresql
    enabled: true

Note: This module requires systemd to be the init system on the target host.

Module Capabilities

• Has Revert: true
• Provides Variables: None

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default	Choices
daemon_reload	bool	Reload systemd daemon configuration before managing the service.	false	false	true, false
enabled	bool	Whether the service should be enabled to start at boot.	false		true, false
name	string	Name of the systemd service to manage.	true
state	string	Desired state of the service.	true		started, stopped, restarted, reloaded

Outputs

No outputs.