Why does the "service" command doesn't return any output ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Service command on system is not returning any results.
  • Have checked with multiple services, tried status, stop, restart, but no output is displayed.
  • Coreutils package has been re-installed but nothing works
[root@test ~]# service sshd status
[root@test ~]#
  • The command is working on a similar system that was cloned from the same template.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.