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The controller status command displays if the Controller is active or inactive.

This command has no parameters.

Syntax: controller status

Sample Output:

Controller@localhost> controller status

Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status controller.service

● controller.service - Controller service

Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/controller.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-10-20 05:46:19 UTC; 14s ago

Process: 655 ExecStart=/opt/NetworkSecurityManager/controller/etc/controller start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Main PID: 661 (sh)

CGroup: /system.slice/controller.service

├─661 sh ./bin/controller.sh

└─664 python src/main/controller.pyc

Oct 20 05:46:19 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Controller service...

Oct 20 05:46:19 localhost controller[655]: Starting Controller..

Oct 20 05:46:19 localhost systemd[1]: Started Controller service.