Where in the documentation does it say that the disable = yes takes precedence?
In the quoted text: Note that the service "disable" attribute and "DISABLE" flag can prevent a service from being enabled despite being listed in this attribute. It _can_ prevent a service from being enabled, but not it _will_, meaning that no deterministic behaviour is indicated for this case. ** Changed in: xinetd (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280053 Title: xinetd enabled is not overruled by disable in service declaration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xinetd/+bug/280053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs