---
name: "bos_getrestart"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bos_getrestart"
---

# bos\_getrestart(8)

Displays the automatic restart times for server processes

## NAME

bos\_getrestart - Displays the automatic restart times for server processes

## SYNOPSIS

**bos getrestart** **-server** \<*machine name*\> \[**-cell** \<*cell name*\>\]\
     \[**-noauth**\] \[**-localauth**\] \[**-help**\]

**bos getr** **-s** \<*machine name*\> \[**-c** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-n**\]\
     \[**-l**\] \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The bos getrestart command displays two restart times from the */etc/openafs/BosConfig* file on the server machine named by the **-server** argument:

- •

  The *general restart* time at which the BOS Server process automatically restarts itself and all processes marked with status `"Run"` in the *BosConfig* file. The default is Sunday at 4:00 a.m.

- •

  The *binary restart* time at which the BOS Server automatically restarts any process for which the time stamp on the binary file in the */usr/lib/openafs* directory is later than the last restart time for the process. The default is 5:00 a.m. Use the **bos getdate** command to list a binary file's timestamp, and the **-long** flag to the **bos status** command to display a process's most recent restart time.

Use the **bos setrestart** command to set the restart times.

## OPTIONS

- **-server** \<*machine name*\>

  Indicates the server machine for which to display the restart times. Identify the machine by IP address or its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-cell** \<*cell name*\>

  Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-noauth**

  Assigns the unprivileged identity `"anonymous"` to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* or */etc/openafs/server/KeyFileExt* file. The **bos** command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell** or **-noauth** options. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

## OUTPUT

The output consists of two lines:

```
   Server <machine_name> restarts at <time>
   Server <machine_name> restarts for new binaries at <time>
```

Possible values for \<time\> include:

- •

  `"never"`, indicating that the BOS Server never performs that type of restart.

- •

  `"now"`, indicating that the BOS Server performs that type of restart only each time it restarts.

- •

  A specified day and time, indicating that the BOS Server performs that type of restart once per week. Example: `"sun 4:00 am"`.

- •

  A specified time, indicating that the BOS Server performs that type of restart once per day. Examples: `"11:00 pm"`, `"3:00 am"`.

## EXAMPLES

The following example displays the restart times for the machine `"db2.example.com"`:

```
   % bos getrestart db2.example.com
   Server db2.example.com restarts at sun 4:00 am
   Server db2.example.com restarts for new binaries at 2:15 am
```

In the following example, the issuer abbreviates the machine name `"fs1.example.com"` to `"fs1"`, relying on the cell's name server to resolve the name. The output echoes the abbreviated form.

```
   % bos getrestart fs1
   Server fs1 restarts at sat 5:00 am
   Server fs1 restarts for new binaries at 11:30 pm
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

## SEE ALSO

[**BosConfig**(5)](/BosConfig/5.md), [**KeyFile**(5)](/KeyFile/5.md), [**KeyFileExt**(5)](/KeyFileExt/5.md), [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md), [**bos\_getdate**(8)](/bos_getdate/8.md), [**bos\_setrestart**(8)](/bos_setrestart/8.md), [**bos\_status**(8)](/bos_status/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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