A Linux administrator needs to prevent the Postfix mail transfer agent from starting on boot. Which of the following commands will accomplish this task?

The correct answer is C. systemctl disable postfix.service. The task is to "prevent the postfix mail transfer agent from starting on boot" and systemctl disable postfix.service would accomplish that where simply stopping the service would not.

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Options

Asystemctl stop postfix.service
B/etc/init.d/postfix stop
Csystemctl disable postfix.service
D/etc/init.d/postfix disable

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B
5% (2)
C
93% (38)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

The task is to "prevent the postfix mail transfer agent from starting on boot" and systemctl disable postfix.service would accomplish that where simply stopping the service would not.

Topics

#systemctl disable#service management#boot services#Postfix

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