# Unable to add systemd

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-add-systemd/86820>\
**Category:** balenaOS\
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-add-systemd/86820 "2020-03-27T22:34:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![rb5557664](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rb5557664](https://forums.balena.io/u/rb5557664)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-add-systemd/86820/4 "2020-03-30T19:34:46Z")

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hi @garethtdavies thanks for the reply. Our use-case involves using systemctl to mask/unmask udev while flashing to a device. What other alternative can we do in Balena if we dont have systemd in our image?

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