From 1514b0dc3662970121091028459abb3ab496cf57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Karlsson <35727626+dvdksn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 12:17:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] engine: enable the systemd service by default after
 installation

Signed-off-by: David Karlsson <35727626+dvdksn@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 content/manuals/engine/install/centos.md | 6 +++++-
 content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md | 6 +++++-
 content/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md   | 6 +++++-
 content/manuals/engine/install/sles.md   | 6 +++++-
 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/install/centos.md b/content/manuals/engine/install/centos.md
index 50529472c1..83e744e1ac 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/install/centos.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/install/centos.md
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ $ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-ce
 2. Start Docker.
 
    ```console
-   $ sudo systemctl start docker
+   $ sudo systemctl enable --now docker
    ```
 
+   This configures the Docker systemd service to start automatically when you
+   boot your system. If you don't want Docker to start automatically, use `sudo
+   systemctl start docker` instead.
+
 3. Verify that the Docker Engine installation is successful by running the
    `hello-world` image.
 
diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md b/content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md
index c02833a002..5af647a575 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md
@@ -142,9 +142,13 @@ $ sudo dnf-3 config-manager --add-repo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-
 2. Start Docker.
 
    ```console
-   $ sudo systemctl start docker
+   $ sudo systemctl enable --now docker
    ```
 
+   This configures the Docker systemd service to start automatically when you
+   boot your system. If you don't want Docker to start automatically, use `sudo
+   systemctl start docker` instead.
+
 3. Verify that the Docker Engine installation is successful by running the
    `hello-world` image.
 
diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md b/content/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md
index c7a6ad09b8..210235ef43 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md
@@ -146,9 +146,13 @@ $ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-ce
 2. Start Docker.
 
    ```console
-   $ sudo systemctl start docker
+   $ sudo systemctl enable --now docker
    ```
 
+   This configures the Docker systemd service to start automatically when you
+   boot your system. If you don't want Docker to start automatically, use `sudo
+   systemctl start docker` instead.
+
 3. Verify that the Docker Engine installation is successful by running the
    `hello-world` image.
 
diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/install/sles.md b/content/manuals/engine/install/sles.md
index 39f73b54cf..58eeec76bf 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/install/sles.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/install/sles.md
@@ -165,9 +165,13 @@ $ sudo zypper addrepo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-ce.repo
 2. Start Docker.
 
    ```console
-   $ sudo systemctl start docker
+   $ sudo systemctl enable --now docker
    ```
 
+   This configures the Docker systemd service to start automatically when you
+   boot your system. If you don't want Docker to start automatically, use `sudo
+   systemctl start docker` instead.
+
 3. Verify that the Docker Engine installation is successful by running the
    `hello-world` image.