How to forbid ssh server to autostart on boot

Question

I installed openssh-server,it will start ssh server on boot automatic.But I don't want that.How to forbid ssh server to autostart on boot?

2707974 · Answer 1 · 2017-06-28T09:45:17.327

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You can disable sshd from starting at boot with command

sudo systemctl disable sshd.service

Edit 1

Rename /etc/init/sshd.conf to /etc/init/sshd.conf.disabled.

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

Edit 2

Or you can try command

sudo update-rc.d sshd disable

edited Jun 28 '17 at 09:45

answered Jun 28 '17 at 09:27

2707974

I tried it , but got an error: systemctl: command not found. – hxysayhi Jun 28 '17 at 09:31
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@yixiao What ubuntu version are you using? – Ziazis Jun 28 '17 at 09:34
You have my edit 1. Try with that – 2707974 Jun 28 '17 at 09:39
@Ziazis ubuntu14.04, while systemctl are used from ubuntu15 – hxysayhi Jun 28 '17 at 10:31
@2707974 thanks, but there is no file name /etc/init/sshd.conf. I will try /etc/init/ssh.conf.and I just don't want it to run automatic,but your suggestion make it be not startable. Thanks anyway. – hxysayhi Jun 28 '17 at 10:55
How do you want to use ssh, what are you going to do with it? – jeroen Jun 28 '17 at 15:41

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