# Systemd controlled services stopped by dietpi? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [20 February 2023 09:21 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/systemd-controlled-services-stopped-by-dietpi/16006 "2023-02-20T09:21:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruud](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/ruud/32/3363_2.png) [@Ruud](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Ruud)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2023 09:21 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/systemd-controlled-services-stopped-by-dietpi/16006/1 "2023-02-20T09:21:49Z")
Hi, I am using the dietpi-backup script is a cronjon to do backup of my system. backup-dietpi stops services like vsftp before starting the rsync. As I have other servers depending on this service being available, I have switched vsftp via dietpi-services to ‘crontrolled by systemd’ It now turns out that when I run dietpi-backup, all services (including vsftpd) are still being stopped altough configured NOT to be controlled by dietpi. Is this a bug or am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2023 09:31 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/systemd-controlled-services-stopped-by-dietpi/16006/2 "2023-02-20T09:31:57Z")
You need to set it to `excluded` as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ruud](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/ruud/32/3363_2.png) [@Ruud](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Ruud)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2023 13:06 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/systemd-controlled-services-stopped-by-dietpi/16006/3 "2023-02-20T13:06:03Z")
Thanks @Joulinar , tested and that works 🙂 in fact only setting it to excluded is doing the trick, so no need to change it to systemd (as that setting is only for the bootprocess).