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systemctl disable ''<service_name>''
==== systemctl mask ====
There is a third level for stopping a service other than ''stop'' and ''disable'': it is the command <code>mask</code>.
It stops the service and it will not possible to start it again using ''start''.
<pre>
root@imx6qxelk:~# systemctl mask emergency
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/emergency.service → /dev/null.
</pre>
If we will try to start it:
<pre>
root@imx6qxelk:~# systemctl start emergency
Failed to start emergency.service: Unit emergency.service is masked.
</pre>
In this way, the service will not be used as a dependency in the ''Unit''
The reverse command is <code>unmask</code>:
<pre>
root@imx6qxelk:~# systemctl unmask emergency
Removed /etc/systemd/system/emergency.service.
</pre>
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