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Check Reboot required
Script: check_reboot_required
Check if a reboot is required. It works for Centos and Debian/ Ubuntu.
If the reboot is required:
- On Centos it shows the kernel number that will be installed,
- On Debian/ Ubuntu it shows the packages that require the reboot,
Standalone installation
From this repository ypu need next to this script:
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inc_pluginfunctions
shared function for all IML checks written in bash
Syntax
$ check_reboot_required [-h]
Parameters
OPTIONS:
-h or --help show this help.
PARAMETERS:
None
Examples
No reboot needed
./check_reboot_required
OK: [centos] no reboot required (kernel is up to date: 4.18.0-500.el8.x86_64)
Reboot needed
On CentOs we check an updated kernel
./check_reboot_required
WARNING: [centos] need to reboot for kernel package kernel is not installed (current: 4.18.0-193.el8.x86_64)
Not supported OS: unknown
./check_reboot_required
UNKNOWN: distro [manjaro] was detected but is not supported (yet).