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How to restart systemd without rebooting #Linux
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I guess I always considered the desktop machines as expendable -- to be rebooted as needed. However my servers (particularly the firewall and NAS) are somewhat critical, especially with newer servers taking so damn long to reboot, so I don't shut those down unless absolutely needed.