On 06/16/2015 12:02 AM, David Sommerseth wrote:
> On 16 June 2015 07:52:05 CEST, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> What is the difference between these two commands?
>>
>>      # systemctl disable firewalld.service
>
> This avoids the firewalld.service unit to be automatically started during boot. The service may still be started using 'systemctl start ....' or if a service uses socket activation it will also start automatically.
>
>>      # systemctl mask firewalld
>
> This will completely disable the service and it cannot be started by systemd at all, no matter which approach is used.  (Well, you may use iptables-restore or iptables commands directly, but that is outside of systemd's control.)
>
>
> --
> kind regards,
>
> David Sommerseth
>

Thank you!