---
title: "Systemd Service Diagnostics"
description: "Diagnoses systemd service failures using journalctl structured JSON output and systemctl show properties. Analyzes unit file configurations with systemd-analyze verify and detects dependency ordering issues via systemd-analyze dot."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/systemd/systemd"
author: "systemd"
category:
  - "Runbooks & Diagnostics"
framework:
  - "OpenClaw"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "systemd/systemd"
  github_stars: 16248
---

# Systemd Service Diagnostics

Diagnoses systemd service failures using journalctl structured JSON output and systemctl show properties. Analyzes unit file configurations with systemd-analyze verify and detects dependency ordering issues via systemd-analyze dot.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://systemd.io/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/systemd-service-diagnostics/)