chkconfig --list and service --status-all give no output; service network restart reports unrecognized service

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Running chkconfig --list produces no output:

    [root]# chkconfig --list
[root]#

  • Using chkconfig to enable or disable services fails with errors:

    [root]# chkconfig network on
error reading information on service network: No such file or directory
[root]# chkconfig crond --list
error reading information on service sshd: No such file or directory
[root]# chkconfig sshd off
error reading information on service sshd: No such file or directory

  • Using service to query all services or start & stop services fails with errors:

    [root]# service --status-all
[root]# service network restart
network: unrecognized service
[root]# service sshd status
sshd: unrecognized service

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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