On 21 Apr 2011, at 16:55, Alan Pope wrote: > 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.
Exactly what I needed. Thanks very much for the speedy reply. Paul
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