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systemd: The Biggest Myths

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Since we first proposed systemd for inclusion in the distributions it has been frequently discussed in many forums, mailing lists and conferences. In these discussions one can often hear certain myths about systemd, that are repeated over and over again, but certainly don't gain any truth by constant repetition. Let's take the time to debunk a few of them:

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nmset ·
We can't switch it off permanently, it gets started again at some point. The ability to disable journald was on the todo list one year ago, but it is still mandatory. It's binary format is the problem, we can't read it with simpe tools . Why would I disable it ? Because I don't know what it can write that I can't read.
gus3 ·
Have you tried "chmod -x"? And if it's on an ext2/3/4 FS, "chattr +i" to lock it into place.
nmset ·
@_gus

I did not even try after viewing this thread :

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=149884

journald seems to be a backbone to systemd.

Even using 'none' as storage, it still writes its own journal.

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