How to Disable and Enable Ghostscript
GPL Ghostscript is a tool used for processing PostScript and PDF files. Disable and Enable Ghostscript However, Sometimes we need to disable it. temporarily, such as for maintenance or security purposes. This guide provides a step-by-step action plan to disable and re-enable (Rollback Plan) Ghostscript on your system.
Disable and Enable Ghostscript Objective:
- Disable Ghost script.
- Enable Ghost script (Rollback Plan).
Prerequisites:
- Root Access.
- Basic Linux Knowledge.
- Access the UNIX-based system eg LINUX.
Note :
- A backup is a copy of important data stored separately from the original.
- Test these steps on non-production servers first to ensure they work correctly.
Current Status :
Before starting check the current status of the Ghostscript.
gs -version
Action Plan to Disable Ghost Script:
Step 1:
Open the terminal and connect to the root user.
sudo su -
Step 2 :
Change the permissions to disable Execution using the below command.
chmod -x /usr/bin/gs
Step 3:
Rename the Executable to indicate it has been disabled.
mv /usr/bin/gs /usr/bin/gs.disabled
Step 4:
Verifying the status of Ghost script it is disabled or not.
gs -version
or
which gs
Action Plan Enable Ghost Script : (Rollback Plan)
Step 1:
Open the terminal and connect to the root user.
Step 2:
Rename the Executable to indicate it has been enabled.
mv /usr/bin/gs.disabled /usr/bin/gs
Step 3 :
Change the permissions to enable Execution using the below command.
chmod +x /usr/bin/gs
Step 4:
Verifying the status of Ghost script it is enabled or not.
gs -version
or
which gs
Now we have successfully Disable and Enable Ghostscript
Thank You