---
name: "a2enconf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "apache2"
version: "2.4.68-1~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/a2enconf"
---

# a2enconf(8)

enable or disable an apache2 configuration file

## NAME

a2enconf, a2disconf - enable or disable an apache2 configuration file

## SYNOPSIS

**a2enconf** \[-q\|--quiet\] \[-m\|--maintmode\] \[ *configuration* \]

**a2disconf** \[-q\|--quiet\] \[-m\|--maintmode\] \[-p\|--purge\] \[ *configuration* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **a2enconf** and **a2disconf** commands.

**a2enconf** is a script that enables the specified configuration file within the **apache2** configuration.  It does this by creating symlinks within **/etc/apache2/conf-enabled**. Likewise, **a2disconf** disables a specific configuration part by removing those symlinks.  It is not an error to enable a configuration which is already enabled, or to disable one which is already disabled.

Note that many configuration file may have a dependency to specific modules. Unlike module dependencies, these are not resolved automatically. Configuration fragments stored in the conf-available directory are considered non-essential or being installed and manged by reverse dependencies (e.g. web scripts).

## OPTIONS

- **-q, --quiet**

  Don't show informative messages.

- **-m, --maintmode**

  Enables the maintainer mode, that is the program invocation is effectuated automatically by a maintainer script. This switch should not be used by end users.

- **-p, --purge**

  When disabling a module, purge all traces of the module in the internal state data base.

## EXIT STATUS

**a2enconf** and **a2disconf** exit with status 0 if all *configuration*s are processed successfully, 1 if errors occur, 2 if an invalid option was used.

## EXAMPLES

**a2enconf security**\
 **a2disconf charset**

Enables Apache security directives stored in the **security** configuration files, and disables the **charset** configuration.

## FILES

- **/etc/apache2/conf-available**

  Directory with files giving information on available configuration files.

- **/etc/apache2/conf-enabled**

  Directory with links to the files in **conf-available** for enabled configuration files.

## SEE ALSO

[**apache2ctl**(8)](/apache2ctl/8.md), [**a2enmod**(8)](/a2enmod/8.md), [**a2dismod**(8)](/a2dismod/8.md), [**a2ensite**(8)](/a2ensite/8.md), [**a2dissite**(8)](/a2dissite/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Arno Toell \<debian@toell.net\> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, as it is a Debian-specific script with the package.