Systemd: unable to mask service using kernel parameters












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I'm trying to create GRUB menu options that will allow to skip launching GDM and, eventually, launch LightDM instead of GDM (so options for text-mode booting isn't a solution). I have added systemd.mask=gdm.service to kernel command line, like in this link, but GDM starts anyway.



Tried systemd.mask=gdm, it didn't help either.



Menu option is (formatted for readability):



linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vol-name rw

cryptdevice=/dev/sda5:root 

root=/dev/group/vol

resume=/dev/mapper/swap-vol-name quiet 

nvidia-drm.modeset=1

module_blacklist=nvidia

systemd.mask=gdm.service


Systemd is version 241 and systemd-debug-generator, which is responsible for parsing the option, is present in /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators.



Distro is Arch Linux.






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    I'm trying to create GRUB menu options that will allow to skip launching GDM and, eventually, launch LightDM instead of GDM (so options for text-mode booting isn't a solution). I have added systemd.mask=gdm.service to kernel command line, like in this link, but GDM starts anyway.



    Tried systemd.mask=gdm, it didn't help either.



    Menu option is (formatted for readability):



    linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vol-name rw
    
cryptdevice=/dev/sda5:root 
    
root=/dev/group/vol
    
resume=/dev/mapper/swap-vol-name quiet 
    
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
    
module_blacklist=nvidia
    
systemd.mask=gdm.service


    Systemd is version 241 and systemd-debug-generator, which is responsible for parsing the option, is present in /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators.



    Distro is Arch Linux.






    arch-linux systemd






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      I'm trying to create GRUB menu options that will allow to skip launching GDM and, eventually, launch LightDM instead of GDM (so options for text-mode booting isn't a solution). I have added systemd.mask=gdm.service to kernel command line, like in this link, but GDM starts anyway.



      Tried systemd.mask=gdm, it didn't help either.



      Menu option is (formatted for readability):



      linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vol-name rw
      
cryptdevice=/dev/sda5:root 
      
root=/dev/group/vol
      
resume=/dev/mapper/swap-vol-name quiet 
      
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
      
module_blacklist=nvidia
      
systemd.mask=gdm.service


      Systemd is version 241 and systemd-debug-generator, which is responsible for parsing the option, is present in /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators.



      Distro is Arch Linux.






      arch-linux systemd






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      I'm trying to create GRUB menu options that will allow to skip launching GDM and, eventually, launch LightDM instead of GDM (so options for text-mode booting isn't a solution). I have added systemd.mask=gdm.service to kernel command line, like in this link, but GDM starts anyway.



      Tried systemd.mask=gdm, it didn't help either.



      Menu option is (formatted for readability):



      linux   /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/mapper/vol-name rw
      
cryptdevice=/dev/sda5:root 
      
root=/dev/group/vol
      
resume=/dev/mapper/swap-vol-name quiet 
      
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
      
module_blacklist=nvidia
      
systemd.mask=gdm.service


      Systemd is version 241 and systemd-debug-generator, which is responsible for parsing the option, is present in /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators.



      Distro is Arch Linux.






      arch-linux systemd




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