diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/postgresql_disable.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/postgresql_disable.rb
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+#
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2012 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+runit_service "postgresql" do
+  action :disable
+end
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