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systemd is the init system and service manager on Linux, responsible for starting and supervising units — services as well as timer-based scheduled jobs.[source][source]
Its failures are typically diagnosed via journalctl logs, with a handful of common causes behind most services that won't start.[source][source]
see also: Linux
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Systemd Service Not Starting? How to Fix It
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