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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/util.py14
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 59f9f1c44..60171746a 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -805,8 +805,16 @@ def make_incremental_progressbar(increment: float):
while True:
yield
+def is_systemd_service_active(service):
+ """ Test is a specified systemd service is activated.
+ Returns True if service is active, false otherwise.
+ Copied from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/435317 """
+ tmp = cmd(f'systemctl show --value -p ActiveState {service}')
+ return bool((tmp == 'active'))
+
def is_systemd_service_running(service):
""" Test is a specified systemd service is actually running.
- Returns True if service is running, false otherwise. """
- tmp = run(f'systemctl is-active --quiet {service}')
- return bool((tmp == 0))
+ Returns True if service is running, false otherwise.
+ Copied from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/435317 """
+ tmp = cmd(f'systemctl show --value -p SubState {service}')
+ return bool((tmp == 'running'))