On 21 April 2011 16:52, Paul Willis <paul.wil...@me.com> wrote: > Occasionally, after running... > sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y > ...my server it needs a reboot. Trouble is I don't see the *** System restart > required *** message until next time I log in. > > I usually log out and back in again straight after running the update but I'm > sure there must be a command to check if a reboot is required without doing > that.
/usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-reboot-required e.g.:- $ /usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-reboot-required *** System restart required *** or.. $ cat /var/run/reboot-required *** System restart required *** Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/