How to Start a Service?
First Method:
/etc/init.d/service-name start
Second Method:
service service-name start
How to Stop a service?
First Method:
/etc/init.d/service-name stop
Second Method:
service service-name stop
How to Check the Status of a Service: (whether it is running or not)
First Method:
/etc/init.d/service-name status
Second Method:
service service-name status
How to restart a service on dedicated server?
First Method:
/etc/init.d/service-name restart
Second Method:
service service-name restart
It might be possible that few services may have extra command settings. To find the available ones, enter:
First Method:
/etc/init.d/rsync [start, stop, reload, force-reload, restart, status]
Second Method:
service rsync
Source: http://kb.eukhost.com/how-to-start-stop-and-restart-services-on-linux-dedicated-server/
