service
is a virtual module that is fulfilled by one of the following
modules:
Execution Module | Used for |
---|---|
debian_service |
Debian Wheezy and earlier |
freebsdservice |
FreeBSD-based OSes using service(8) |
gentoo_service |
Gentoo Linux using sysvinit and
rc-update(8) |
launchctl |
Mac OS hosts using launchctl(1) |
netbsdservice |
NetBSD-based OSes |
openbsdservice |
OpenBSD-based OSes |
rh_service |
RedHat-based distros and derivatives
using service(8) and
chkconfig(8) . Supports both pure
sysvinit and mixed sysvinit/upstart
systems. |
service |
Fallback which simply wraps sysvinit scripts |
smf |
Solaris-based OSes which use SMF |
systemd |
Linux distros which use systemd |
upstart |
Ubuntu-based distros using upstart |
win_service |
Windows |
Docs for previous releases are available on readthedocs.org.
Latest Salt release: 2018.3.2