Show failed units

List all units that are in a failed state

systemctl list-units --state=failed
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systemd26 commands
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systemddebug

More systemd commands

  • Reload unit file after edit
    systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart myapp.service

    Reload unit definitions and restart the service

  • Override unit with drop-in
    systemctl edit myapp.service

    Create /etc/systemd/system/myapp.service.d/override.conf with partial overrides

  • Show unit file content
    systemctl cat myapp.service

    Print the full unit file including drop-ins

  • Analyze boot time
    systemd-analyze blame | head -20

    Show top 20 units by initialization time

  • Draw boot dependency graph
    systemd-analyze dot --require | dot -Tsvg > boot.svg && open boot.svg

    Render full boot dependency graph as SVG

all 26 systemd commands