systemctl-cancel
Cancel pending systemd jobs
TLDR
Cancel job by ID
$ systemctl cancel [job_id]
Cancel multiple jobs$ systemctl cancel [job_id1 job_id2 ...]
Cancel all pending jobs$ systemctl cancel
Cancel user job$ systemctl cancel [job_id] --user
SYNOPSIS
systemctl cancel [JOB...]
DESCRIPTION
systemctl cancel cancels one or more pending jobs in the systemd service manager. Jobs represent pending operations like starting, stopping, or restarting units. When called without arguments, all pending jobs are cancelled.
Job IDs can be found using `systemctl list-jobs`. Cancelling a job aborts the pending operation without affecting the current state of the unit.
PARAMETERS
--user
Cancel jobs in the user service manager--system
Cancel jobs in the system manager (default)
CAVEATS
Cannot cancel already completed jobs. Some jobs may have dependencies that restart them. Cancelling critical boot jobs may leave the system in an inconsistent state.
HISTORY
The cancel subcommand is part of systemctl in the systemd project. It provides control over the job queue that manages unit state transitions.
SEE ALSO
systemctl(1), systemctl-list-jobs(1)
