# salt.modules.launchctl

Module for the management of MacOS systems that use launchd/launchctl

depends: | plistlib Python module

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `available`(job_label)

  Check that the given service is available.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.available com.openssh.sshd

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `get_all`()

  Return all installed services

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.get_all

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `restart`(job_label, runas=None)

  Restart the named service

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.restart <service label>

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `start`(job_label, runas=None)

  Start the specified service

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.start <service label>
      salt '*' service.start org.ntp.ntpd
      salt '*' service.start /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ntp.ntpd.plist

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `status`(job_label, runas=None)

  Return the status for a service, returns a bool whether the service is running.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.status <service label>

`salt.modules.launchctl.` `stop`(job_label, runas=None)

  Stop the specified service

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' service.stop <service label>
      salt '*' service.stop org.ntp.ntpd
      salt '*' service.stop /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ntp.ntpd.plist

Current Salt release: 0.17.1

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