how to stop apache2, mysql from starting automatically as computer starts?

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My os is 11.04.

I have apache2 & mysql installed.

How to stop apache2, mysql from starting automatically as computer starts?

score 51 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 10 '12 at 02:17

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MySQL is handled by upstart. In 11.04 you can use the new override feature to modify the starting behaviour:

echo "manual" >> /etc/init/mysql.override

See the section "Disabling a Job from Automatically Starting" in the Upstart Cookbook

Apache still uses traditional SysV init scripts so you use

 update-rc.d -f apache2 remove

to remove the links from /etc/rcX.d or, alternatively, use

 update-rc.d apache2 disable

which "disables" the script by changing it from a start script S91apache2 to a stop script K09apache2. This is reversible by update-rc.d apache2 enable.

edited Apr 10 '12 at 02:17

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answered May 04 '11 at 17:34

Florian Diesch

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Apache doesn't use upstart. – papukaija May 04 '11 at 17:40
Yes, my error - I converted it to use Upstart on my system... – Florian Diesch May 04 '11 at 17:45
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Got this error "bash: /etc/init/mysql.override: Permission denied" in both case – Rahul Prasad May 04 '11 at 17:48
@Florian: How did you convert? and whats the advantage of converting? – Rahul Prasad May 04 '11 at 17:49
@Rahul: You get the error as both the echo and the update-rc.d need to be run with sudo. – papukaija May 04 '11 at 17:52
$ sudo echo "manual" >> /etc/init/mysql.override – Rahul Prasad May 04 '11 at 18:05
Got error "bash: /etc/init/mysql.override: Permission denied" – Rahul Prasad May 04 '11 at 18:05
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@RAHUL It can't work becouse redirection is created by bash before executing sudo - and that why the file is created as your user, not as a root. You can use such command: sudo su -c 'echo "manual" >> /etc/init/mysql.override'. – Lukasz Stelmach May 04 '11 at 18:27
@Rahul: To convert it you have to write a .conf file for upstart. I just did it to learn how it is done. – Florian Diesch May 04 '11 at 18:47
@FlorianDiesch Will that work for 11.10 as well? – radek Apr 03 '12 at 23:17
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@radek: Yes. That should work with any Ubuntu version that uses Upstart 1.3 or later. – Florian Diesch Apr 03 '12 at 23:38
I am using mariadb flavor of Mysql and found that it was still managed by sysvinit rather than Upstart. Removed it from startup by executing sudo update-rc.d -f mysql remove . – yuvilio Jul 24 '12 at 18:41
@RahulPrasad @LukaszStelmach - this is a common pattern, but I hate sudo su -c 'quoted commands', you can just use tee, like in echo "manual" | sudo tee -a /etc/init/mysql.override. For > use just tee, for >> it's tee -a. – Tomasz Gandor Sep 26 '14 at 08:57

Mark Russell · Answer 2 · 2011-05-04T19:34:12.880

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Interestingly, it's a different answer for each package in 11.04.

apache2 uses System V style init scripts. To disable it from boot:
sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove
However, mysql uses an Upstart job, to disable it, create an "override" file:
echo "manual" | sudo tee /etc/init/mysql.override

To learn more about override files, see: The Upstart Cookbook

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answered May 04 '11 at 17:37

Mark Russell

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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This thread will help you: https://superuser.com/questions/35151/how-do-i-stop-services-from-starting-on-boot-on-ubuntu

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18

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answered May 04 '11 at 17:31

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This only works for services using SysV style init scripts. Ubuntu is switching to Upstart for most services so update-rc.d doesn't work anymore. – Florian Diesch May 04 '11 at 17:37

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 17 '20 at 12:30

With heavy adoption of systemd as system manager and init system for debian based distributions like ubuntu , we can now use systemctl commands to prevent a service from automatically starting at boot.

for example :

sudo systemctl disable apache2

To start using it when required , you can use:

sudo systemctl start apache2

To stop using it, you can use:

sudo systemctl stop apache2

And to see if it's running or not , you can use :

sudo systemctl status apache2

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 11 '12 at 04:36

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update-rc.d is a good CLI tool to do this. The linked page has an example involving apache2

answered May 11 '12 at 04:36

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score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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It was't working for me. When trying to disable mysql in ubuntu I was receiving the message:

System start/stop links for /etc/init.d/mysql do not exist.

So I found a work around in this link: http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=5594

sudo mkdir /etc/init.disabled

sudo mv /etc/init/mysql.conf /etc/init.disabled/

And that's it.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Jul 06 '12 at 00:05

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 22 '15 at 16:51

use rcconf to enable/disable a service to auto run on boot.

sudo apt-get install rcconf

Now, type sudo rcconf

And you will see list of services that are installed on your Ubuntu machine. Those marked with star are auto run during boot process. To disable Apache, MySql just navigate to it using arrows and press space bar. Then navigate to OK button using Tab key and again press Space to save configuration.

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