ifdef::context[:parent-context: {context}]
:context: understanding-and-administering-systemd
:source-highlighter: prettify

[id='understanding-and-administering-systemd']
= Understanding and administering systemd

include::{partialsdir}/unreviewed-message.adoc[]

Learn the basic principles of systemd: how to configure it and use to administer the system.

include::{partialsdir}/con_understanding-systemd.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/proc_starting-stopping-and-querying-systemd-services.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/proc_modifying-existing-systemd-services.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/proc_creating-new-systemd-services.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/proc_converting-sysvinit-services.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/ref_common-service-parameters.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/ref_mapping-runlevel-to-targets.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/ref_mapping-service-commands.adoc[leveloffset=+1]


[discrete]
== Additional resources

* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd[Project homepage]
* http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/ - Lennart's blog has lots of information about systemd. Lennart is the primary systemd developer
* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TipsAndTricks
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/systemd[ Features Fedora 15:systemd]
* http://fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html[Interview with the developer]
ifdef::parent-context[:context: {parent-context}]
ifndef::parent-context[:!context:]
