Windows and Linux
Services and logs
Services tell you what is running. Logs usually tell you why something stopped.
| Task | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Check a service | ||
| Restart a service | ||
| List all services | ||
| Open the log viewer | ||
| Recent system events | ||
| Errors only | ||
| One service's logs | Filter Event Viewer by the service's source | |
| Kernel and hardware messages | Not applicable | |
| Follow a log live | on Debian and Ubuntu |