# command “dietpi-services mask proftpd”
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [20 May 2020 21:27 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127 "2020-05-20T21:27:41Z")
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### Author:  [@mail2rst](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mail2rst)
#### Post date: [20 May 2020 21:27 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127/1 "2020-05-20T21:27:41Z")
I try to temporary suspend PROFTPD service. So I gave following command
“dietpi-services mask proftpd”
After this command proftpd stop & now I am not able to restart this service with this opposite command
“dietpi-services unmask proftpd”
This command is not doing anything
Please suggest be solution for the thing I screwed. thanks
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [20 May 2020 23:02 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127/2 "2020-05-20T23:02:41Z")
Hi,
many thanks for your report. Pls can you do following
```nohighlight
systemctl unmask proftpd.service
systemctl restart proftpd.service
systemctl status proftpd.service
```
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### Author:  [@mail2rst](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mail2rst)
#### Post date: [21 May 2020 14:51 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127/3 "2020-05-21T14:51:55Z")
Thanks Joulinar ,
This command bring Proftpd back to normal.
" systemctl unmask proftpd.service"
thanks
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [21 May 2020 15:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/command-dietpi-services-mask-proftpd/4127/4 "2020-05-21T15:57:31Z")
yes basically the first command is doing the unmask, the secound is doing the service restart and the last one is showing the status 🕶