2.3. Starting and stopping the entire Identity Management server

Use the ipa systemd service to stop, start, or restart the entire IdM server along with all the installed services. Using the systemctl utility to control the ipa systemd service ensures all services are stopped, started, or restarted in the appropriate order. The ipa systemd service also upgrades the RHEL IdM configuration before starting the IdM services, and it uses the proper SELinux contexts when administrating with IdM services. You do not need to have a valid Kerberos ticket to run the systemctl ipa commands.

ipa systemd service commands

To start the entire IdM server:

# systemctl start ipa

To stop the entire IdM server:

# systemctl stop ipa

To restart the entire IdM server:

# systemctl restart ipa

To show the status of all the services that make up IdM, use the ipactl utility:

# ipactl status