# Node Red service masked?

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**Created:** [10 January 2023 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-service-masked/73498 "2023-01-10T19:24:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jibun-no-Kage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jibun-no-kage/32/99316_2.png) [@Jibun-no-Kage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jibun-no-Kage)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2023 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-service-masked/73498/1 "2023-01-10T19:24:03Z")

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I installed node red on Pi 3B latest, current Pi OS 11 64 bit lite, no desktop.

$ bash \<(curl -sL [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered))

I then just wanted to enable nodered so did 'sudo systemctl enable nodered' and the service is masked?

$ sudo systemctl enable nodered.service  
Failed to enable unit: Unit file /lib/systemd/system/nodered.service is masked.

$ node -v  
v16.19.0

$ npm -v  
8.19.3

$ uname -a  
Linux test.local 5.15.84-v8+ #1613 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 5 12:03:08 GMT 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

Any idea?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2023 19:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-service-masked/73498/3 "2023-01-10T19:39:28Z")

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Does that service file exist? If so then what is in it?

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**Author:** ![Jibun-no-Kage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/jibun-no-kage/32/99316_2.png) [@Jibun-no-Kage](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jibun-no-Kage)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2023 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-service-masked/73498/4 "2023-01-10T20:03:29Z")

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I did not explicitly check, since it was a fresh image, I just imaged the SD card and reinstalled. I believe it was a side effect of the file system had not been expanded, so likely the installed was broken.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 March 2023 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-service-masked/73498/5 "2023-03-11T20:03:59Z")

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