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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?

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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.

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Apache doesn't use upstart. – papukaija May 4 '11 at 17:40
Yes, my error - I converted it to use Upstart on my system... – Florian Diesch May 4 '11 at 17:45
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Got this error "bash: /etc/init/mysql.override: Permission denied" in both case – RAHUL PRASAD May 4 '11 at 17:48
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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 4 '11 at 18:27
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@radek: Yes. That should work with any Ubuntu version that uses Upstart 1.3 or later. – Florian Diesch Apr 3 '12 at 23:38
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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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The echo command will need sudo too. – papukaija May 4 '11 at 17:41
@papukaija: nice catch. Thanks! – Mark Russell May 4 '11 at 17:42
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This thread will help you: http://superuser.com/questions/35151/how-do-i-stop-services-from-starting-on-boot-on-ubuntu

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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 4 '11 at 17:37
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update-rc.d is a good CLI tool to do this. The linked page has an example involving apache2

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That's a pretty snazzy util. Thanks for that. – Matt Barnes May 11 '12 at 4:38
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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.

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After spending a lot of time trying to stop bind9 from starting on boot, I finally tested:

sudo update-rc.d -f bind9 remove

I got the following output:

 Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/bind9 ...
   /etc/rc0.d/K03bind9
   /etc/rc1.d/K03bind9
   /etc/rc2.d/S01bind9
   /etc/rc3.d/S01bind9
   /etc/rc4.d/S01bind9
   /etc/rc5.d/S01bind9
   /etc/rc6.d/K03bind9

At some point I will want to have bind9 auto start. Can someone tell me how to "undo" this?

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