salt.modules.service

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