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I've used sudo systemctl enable docker.service but the service won't start.



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  • What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

    – lependu
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:05












  • terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

    – binuri
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:46







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    Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

    – CTodea
    Nov 14 '18 at 12:10















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I've used sudo systemctl enable docker.service but the service won't start.



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  • What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

    – lependu
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:05












  • terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

    – binuri
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:46







  • 1





    Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

    – CTodea
    Nov 14 '18 at 12:10













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I've used sudo systemctl enable docker.service but the service won't start.



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  • What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

    – lependu
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:05












  • terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

    – binuri
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:46







  • 1





    Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

    – CTodea
    Nov 14 '18 at 12:10

















  • What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

    – lependu
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:05












  • terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

    – binuri
    Nov 14 '18 at 11:46







  • 1





    Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

    – CTodea
    Nov 14 '18 at 12:10
















What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

– lependu
Nov 14 '18 at 11:05






What happens with sudo systemctl enable docker ?

– lependu
Nov 14 '18 at 11:05














terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

– binuri
Nov 14 '18 at 11:46






terminal gives this message "failed to enable unit : unit file/etc/systemd/system/docker.services is masked"

– binuri
Nov 14 '18 at 11:46





1




1





Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

– CTodea
Nov 14 '18 at 12:10





Masking a service is basically making it unable to start, nor automatically (enabling it) nor manually. You have to unmask it as @lependu suggests.

– CTodea
Nov 14 '18 at 12:10












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try this (3 separate commands from the terminal):



$ sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
$ sudo systemctl unmask docker.socket
$ sudo systemctl start docker.service





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    try this (3 separate commands from the terminal):



    $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
    $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.socket
    $ sudo systemctl start docker.service





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      try this (3 separate commands from the terminal):



      $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
      $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.socket
      $ sudo systemctl start docker.service





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        try this (3 separate commands from the terminal):



        $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
        $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.socket
        $ sudo systemctl start docker.service





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        try this (3 separate commands from the terminal):



        $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
        $ sudo systemctl unmask docker.socket
        $ sudo systemctl start docker.service






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