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How do I stop Apache2 from automatically starting on boot? I can't seem to find an option that disables the automatic start-up when I turn on the machine.

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How do I stop Apache2 from automatically starting on boot? I can't seem to find an option that disables the automatic start-up when I turn on the machine.

apache2 systemd init.d

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Under the folder /etc/init.d/ you will find all the init scripts for different boot up services, like apache2, networking, etc.

Depending on which runlevel the computer starts in, different services are started.
So from the /etc/init.d/ folder each "service" is linked to one/many/no run level folders named from rc0.d to rc6.d.

To keep things simple there is a tool for removing/adding these links, hence removing or adding scripts to and from start up.

To disable apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

This disables apache2 at startup but is not removed so it can be enabled again. To remove the apache2 startup scripts do the following:

To remove apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

Doing this will cause all runlevel folders that are linked to apache2 to be removed.

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

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  Doesn't work anymore: The script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, but lsb-header is not supported for Upstart jobs. (...)
  
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  @TomDogg, can you specify the versions you were working with? This answer works for Apache 2 on Ubuntu 14.04.3
  
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  How to restore the service?
  
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  Warning! This will REMOVE the service! Use sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable.
  
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  Jan 17 '17 at 19:37
  

  
  
  
  

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you could simply disable it by:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

and then if you would like to enable it again:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

depending on the project i am working on, it is handy to have the service conveniently available, if i wish to re-enable it.

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

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  enable gave me an error like runlevel arguments (none) do not match LSB Default-Start values, but sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults appears to have re-enabled it successfully.
  
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  @here sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable played as expected for me
  
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  On Ubuntu Trusty it tells me "The disable|enable API is not stable and might change in the future."
  
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  Doesn't work - error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!. However, apache2 is running and autostarts.
  
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  Dec 14 '14 at 11:05
  

  
  
  
  


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  Doesn't work anymore: update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!
  
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  Apr 29 '15 at 9:33
  

  
  
  
  

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With systemd we can now use systemctl commands to prevent a service from automatically starting at boot.

here is an example:

sudo systemctl disable apache2

You will still be able to start and stop the service but it won't start up at boot.

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answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

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  If encounter update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!, recreate any below missing simlinks; then retry: /etc/rc0.d/K01<service> /etc/rc1.d/K01<service> /etc/rc2.d/S99<service> /etc/rc3.d/S99<service> /etc/rc4.d/S99<service> /etc/rc5.d/S99<service> /etc/rc6.d/K01<service>
  
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Thought I'd just add to the answers by @gsullins and @tomodachi, for future readers who used the accepted answer.

If you've already used:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 remove

You can use the argument defaults to add apache2 back into the autostart

sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults

Then you're able to enable/disable

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable
sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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139

Under the folder /etc/init.d/ you will find all the init scripts for different boot up services, like apache2, networking, etc.

Depending on which runlevel the computer starts in, different services are started.
So from the /etc/init.d/ folder each "service" is linked to one/many/no run level folders named from rc0.d to rc6.d.

To keep things simple there is a tool for removing/adding these links, hence removing or adding scripts to and from start up.

To disable apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

This disables apache2 at startup but is not removed so it can be enabled again. To remove the apache2 startup scripts do the following:

To remove apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

Doing this will cause all runlevel folders that are linked to apache2 to be removed.

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edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

tomodachitomodachi

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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  chkconfig may also help - " chkconfig service_name off "
  
  – MCR
  Aug 1 '12 at 7:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work anymore: The script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, but lsb-header is not supported for Upstart jobs. (...)
  
  – TomDogg
  Apr 29 '15 at 9:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TomDogg, can you specify the versions you were working with? This answer works for Apache 2 on Ubuntu 14.04.3
  
  – Dale Anderson
  Nov 2 '15 at 20:20
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  How to restore the service?
  
  – Eugen Konkov
  Apr 14 '16 at 8:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  9
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Warning! This will REMOVE the service! Use sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable.
  
  – Eduardo Cuomo
  Jan 17 '17 at 19:37
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

139

Under the folder /etc/init.d/ you will find all the init scripts for different boot up services, like apache2, networking, etc.

Depending on which runlevel the computer starts in, different services are started.
So from the /etc/init.d/ folder each "service" is linked to one/many/no run level folders named from rc0.d to rc6.d.

To keep things simple there is a tool for removing/adding these links, hence removing or adding scripts to and from start up.

To disable apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

This disables apache2 at startup but is not removed so it can be enabled again. To remove the apache2 startup scripts do the following:

To remove apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

Doing this will cause all runlevel folders that are linked to apache2 to be removed.

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

tomodachitomodachi

9,38742240

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  chkconfig may also help - " chkconfig service_name off "
  
  – MCR
  Aug 1 '12 at 7:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work anymore: The script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, but lsb-header is not supported for Upstart jobs. (...)
  
  – TomDogg
  Apr 29 '15 at 9:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @TomDogg, can you specify the versions you were working with? This answer works for Apache 2 on Ubuntu 14.04.3
  
  – Dale Anderson
  Nov 2 '15 at 20:20
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  How to restore the service?
  
  – Eugen Konkov
  Apr 14 '16 at 8:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  9
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Warning! This will REMOVE the service! Use sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable.
  
  – Eduardo Cuomo
  Jan 17 '17 at 19:37
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

Under the folder /etc/init.d/ you will find all the init scripts for different boot up services, like apache2, networking, etc.

Depending on which runlevel the computer starts in, different services are started.
So from the /etc/init.d/ folder each "service" is linked to one/many/no run level folders named from rc0.d to rc6.d.

To keep things simple there is a tool for removing/adding these links, hence removing or adding scripts to and from start up.

To disable apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

This disables apache2 at startup but is not removed so it can be enabled again. To remove the apache2 startup scripts do the following:

To remove apache2 simply type:

sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

Doing this will cause all runlevel folders that are linked to apache2 to be removed.

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

tomodachitomodachi

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sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

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edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

tomodachitomodachi

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edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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edited Feb 4 '18 at 13:46

MDijkstra

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

tomodachitomodachi

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answered Aug 1 '12 at 2:47

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you could simply disable it by:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

and then if you would like to enable it again:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

depending on the project i am working on, it is handy to have the service conveniently available, if i wish to re-enable it.

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

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answered Oct 8 '13 at 0:08

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  enable gave me an error like runlevel arguments (none) do not match LSB Default-Start values, but sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults appears to have re-enabled it successfully.
  
  – here
  Jan 13 '14 at 3:58
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @here sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable played as expected for me
  
  – Georgios Pligoropoulos
  Feb 9 '14 at 15:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  On Ubuntu Trusty it tells me "The disable|enable API is not stable and might change in the future."
  
  – Tanner
  Jun 10 '14 at 0:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work - error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!. However, apache2 is running and autostarts.
  
  – Daniel Kmak
  Dec 14 '14 at 11:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work anymore: update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!
  
  – TomDogg
  Apr 29 '15 at 9:33
  

  
  
  
  

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you could simply disable it by:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

and then if you would like to enable it again:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

depending on the project i am working on, it is handy to have the service conveniently available, if i wish to re-enable it.

share|improve this answer

edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

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answered Oct 8 '13 at 0:08

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  enable gave me an error like runlevel arguments (none) do not match LSB Default-Start values, but sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults appears to have re-enabled it successfully.
  
  – here
  Jan 13 '14 at 3:58
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @here sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable played as expected for me
  
  – Georgios Pligoropoulos
  Feb 9 '14 at 15:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  On Ubuntu Trusty it tells me "The disable|enable API is not stable and might change in the future."
  
  – Tanner
  Jun 10 '14 at 0:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work - error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!. However, apache2 is running and autostarts.
  
  – Daniel Kmak
  Dec 14 '14 at 11:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't work anymore: update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!
  
  – TomDogg
  Apr 29 '15 at 9:33
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 5 more comments

you could simply disable it by:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

and then if you would like to enable it again:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

depending on the project i am working on, it is handy to have the service conveniently available, if i wish to re-enable it.

share|improve this answer

edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

9,38742240

answered Oct 8 '13 at 0:08

gsullinsgsullins

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sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable

sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

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answered Oct 8 '13 at 0:08

gsullinsgsullins

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

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edited Dec 10 '14 at 18:47

tomodachi

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gsullinsgsullins

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answered Oct 8 '13 at 0:08

gsullinsgsullins

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47

With systemd we can now use systemctl commands to prevent a service from automatically starting at boot.

here is an example:

sudo systemctl disable apache2

You will still be able to start and stop the service but it won't start up at boot.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

mchidmchid

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  Linux Mint is still based on Ubuntu 14.04. Ubuntu starts using systemd from 15.04 on.
  
  – twan163
  Dec 6 '15 at 23:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @dragonmnl as twan163 said, systemd is for the newer versions (debian jessie or equivalent +)
  
  – mchid
  Dec 8 '15 at 21:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this worked great on Debian
  
  – Anupam
  Jul 19 '17 at 12:37
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  the right answer for debian 9+
  
  – John
  Nov 24 '17 at 5:12
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If encounter update-rc.d: error: no runlevel symlinks to modify, aborting!, recreate any below missing simlinks; then retry: /etc/rc0.d/K01<service> /etc/rc1.d/K01<service> /etc/rc2.d/S99<service> /etc/rc3.d/S99<service> /etc/rc4.d/S99<service> /etc/rc5.d/S99<service> /etc/rc6.d/K01<service>
  
  – Amil Waduwawara
  Aug 11 '18 at 2:26
  

  
  
  
  

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47

With systemd we can now use systemctl commands to prevent a service from automatically starting at boot.

here is an example:

sudo systemctl disable apache2

You will still be able to start and stop the service but it won't start up at boot.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

mchidmchid

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  Linux Mint is still based on Ubuntu 14.04. Ubuntu starts using systemd from 15.04 on.
  
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  Dec 6 '15 at 23:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @dragonmnl as twan163 said, systemd is for the newer versions (debian jessie or equivalent +)
  
  – mchid
  Dec 8 '15 at 21:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  this worked great on Debian
  
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With systemd we can now use systemctl commands to prevent a service from automatically starting at boot.

here is an example:

sudo systemctl disable apache2

You will still be able to start and stop the service but it won't start up at boot.

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answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

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sudo systemctl disable apache2

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answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

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answered Sep 18 '15 at 22:20

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Thought I'd just add to the answers by @gsullins and @tomodachi, for future readers who used the accepted answer.

If you've already used:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 remove

You can use the argument defaults to add apache2 back into the autostart

sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults

Then you're able to enable/disable

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable
sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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Thought I'd just add to the answers by @gsullins and @tomodachi, for future readers who used the accepted answer.

If you've already used:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 remove

You can use the argument defaults to add apache2 back into the autostart

sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults

Then you're able to enable/disable

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable
sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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Thought I'd just add to the answers by @gsullins and @tomodachi, for future readers who used the accepted answer.

If you've already used:

sudo update-rc.d apache2 remove

You can use the argument defaults to add apache2 back into the autostart

sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults

Then you're able to enable/disable

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable
sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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sudo update-rc.d apache2 remove

sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults

sudo update-rc.d apache2 disable
sudo update-rc.d apache2 enable

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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answered Mar 1 '17 at 0:10

Ben WindingBen Winding

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