DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/systemctl-mask.md

systemctl mask

Link units to /dev/null so that they cannot be started. See also: systemctl revert. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#mask%20UNIT%E2%80%A6.

• Mask a service:

systemctl mask {{service_name}}

• Ensure that the service is shut down while masking:

systemctl mask {{service_name}} --now

• Mask a user service:

systemctl mask {{service_name}} --user