{"id":2560,"date":"2021-08-23T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:19:32","slug":"how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Determine Whether My DirectAdmin Server Requires a Reboot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot\/#what_to_use\" >What to use?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot\/#usage\" >Usage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot\/#issuing_a_reboot\" >Issuing a Reboot<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-can-i-determine-whether-my-directadmin-server-requires-a-reboot\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Your typical notion is that servers don&#8217;t usually need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directadmin.com\/features.php?id=203#:~:text=Ability%20to%20reboot%20the%20server,No%20skins%20changes%20are%20required.\">reboot<\/a> and this is true for the most part. Production environment servers are designed to require seldom reboots, however, a reboot may be necessary every now and then for things such as package updates to protect against recent vulnerabilities. We&#8217;ll cover how you can determine whether or not this is necessary within your DirectAdmin VPS or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/dedicated-servers\"><strong>Dedicated Server<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_to_use\"><\/span>What to use?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine whether you need to reboot the server, or reboot certain services running on the server, use the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/man7.org\/linux\/man-pages\/man1\/needs-restarting.1.html\">\/\/needs-restarting\/\/<\/a>&nbsp;command from the RHEL6\/RHEL7 yum-utils package (Yum Package Manager utilities).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-shortcode kb-shortcode_info\">\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-icon\">\n                        <i class=\"fa fa-info-circle fa-2x\"><\/i>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-content_info\">If the needs-restarting command is not available, you&#8217;ll need to install &#8216;yum-utils&#8217; through &#8216;yum -y install yum-utils&#8217;<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rpm-software-management\/yum-utils\/blob\/master\/needs-restarting.py\">code<\/a>, the following require a DirectAdmin server reboot upon being updated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>kernel<\/li><li>kernel-rt<\/li><li>glibc<\/li><li>linux-firmware<\/li><li>systemd<\/li><li>udev<\/li><li>openssl-libs<\/li><li>gnutls<\/li><li>dbus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is based on the list provided here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code> https:&#047;&#047;access.redhat.com\/solutions\/27943<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;<code>needs-restarting<\/code>&nbsp;the utility works by examining running processes and comparing their \/proc\/&lt;PID&gt; directory timestamps with installation times. It does this to determine whether or not the running process is running an outdated binary and needs to be restarted. It will then print the affected services so that you may issue restarts for these services, or a server reboot if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"usage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"usage\"><\/span>Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You should log into your DirectAdmin server as the root user via SSH to run this command (remember that KnownHost sets the port to a non-default value or 2200 on our VPS, Cloud, and Dedicated servers to help alleviate SSHd brute-forcing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only want to know whether or not the server requires a reboot, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  needs-restarting -r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The output will include the list of core services or libraries that have been updated and a message explicitly stating whether or not a reboot is required. The results of this command with the&nbsp;<em>-r<\/em>&nbsp;modifier can also be used programmatically as its return status is a 1 if a reboot is required and a 0 if not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-r-1024x403.jpg\" alt=\"needs-restarting -r\" class=\"wp-image-6484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-r-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-r-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-r-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-r.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see all services that need to be restarted (in the case that the previous command indicates that you do not require a full reboot on a busy production server), you can issue the command without any flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-1024x501.jpg\" alt=\"needs-restarting\" class=\"wp-image-6485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/needs-restarting.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/man7.org\/linux\/man-pages\/man1\/needs-restarting.1.html\">man page<\/a>&nbsp;for additional information, or use the&nbsp;<em>-h<\/em>&nbsp;flag to read the command&#8217;s help output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"issuing_a_reboot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"issuing_a_reboot\"><\/span>Issuing a Reboot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the <code>needs-restarting<\/code> utility command came back with services that need restarting, you&#8217;ll most likely want to issue a reboot to restart the server.<br><br>VPS reboots take relatively less than a minute for them to come back online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dedicated Servers can take anywhere from 5-7 minutes, depending on the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To issue a reboot, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  reboot now<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you require any assistance with running these commands, please open a support ticket with your KnownHost support team. We&#8217;re available 24\/7 and happy to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Checking your server periodically to determine if a reboot is necessary helps ensure that your system is running the latest available software packages for your system services. This keeps your server protected against any patched exploits while maintaining the stability that the update brought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team is ready to help you should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best web hosting experience? Well, why not? 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