Which command would you use to verify if httpd will start automatically on boot?

• A. systemctl enable httpd
• B. systemctl is-enabled httpd
• C. systemctl status httpd
• D. service httpd status

Answer: (B)

To know if httpd will start automatically on boot, you need to check its boot-time enablement status in systemd. The command systemctl is-enabled httpd queries this and shows whether the service is configured to start during system boot. If it reports enabled, httpd is set to autostart; if it reports disabled, it won’t start automatically.

Other commands either change that behavior or don’t directly answer the question. systemctl enable httpd would turn on boot start for httpd (modifying the setting, not just reporting it). systemctl status httpd shows whether the service is currently running and its present state, but not whether it’s enabled to start at boot. service httpd status is an older mechanism and doesn’t reliably reflect systemd boot enablement on modern systems.