How do you unmask a service?

How do you unmask a service?

Follow the steps below:

1. systemctl edit systemd-hostnamed.
2. This will create an override.conf file with the above 2 lines in the directory: /etc/systemd/system/systemd-hostnamed.service.d/
3. The update systemd: systemctl daemon-reload.
4. Then restart the service: systemctl restart systemd-hostnamed.

What does it mean if a service is masked?

What is masked service? mask is a stronger version of disable . Using disable all symlinks of the specified unit file are removed. If using mask the units will be linked to /dev/null. The advantage of mask is to prevent any kind of activation, even manual.

How to ” unmask ” bootlogd.service in Debian?

Synchronizing state of bootlogd.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install. Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable bootlogd Failed to enable unit: Unit file /lib/systemd/system/bootlogd.service is masked.

How to unmask a service whose unit file is empty?

While systemctl mask works by symlinking the service to /dev/null, systemd appears to just check if a file is 0 bytes when read to determine if a unit is masked. This results in the misleading message about a masked service. You need to figure out why the service unit is empty.

How to start / stop / unmask services using systemd?

Masking a service prevents an administrator from accidentally starting a service that conflicts with others. Masking creates a link in the configuration directories to the /dev/null file which prevents the service from starting. [root@host ~]# systemctl mask sendmail.service Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sendmail.service → /dev/null.

How to manage service masking and unmasking in Linux?

We can manage masking and unmasking using systemctl command in linux. We can use below command to unmask and start a service. Basically Masking is good way to prevent to accidental start of a service, we can unmask it, when required. This will help us in securing and optimising OS resources.