The restartsrv Script

The /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv script restarts a service.
If a service wont restart from WHM, use this script to restart a service from the command line.

Run the script

To run this script on the command line, use the following format, where service is the services name:
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_service

Use the following options with this script:
Options Description Example
check Checks whether the service is running. --check
graceful Gracefully restart the service. --graceful
hard Perform a hard stop and restart for the service. --hard
notconfigured-ok The unconfigured service will exit with a non-fatal error. --notconfigured-ok
reload Reload the service. --reload
restart Perform a soft restart for the service. --restart
start Start the service. --start
stop Stop the service. --stop
help Display the scripts help documentation. --help

Services

This script restarts the following services:

  • apache or httpd The Apache web server daemon.
  • apache_php_fpm The Apache PHP-FPM service.
  • bind The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) nameserver daemon.
  • chkservd or tailwatch cPanel & WHMs TailWatch log processing service.
  • clamd The ClamAV antivirus daemon.
  • cpanalysticsd The cPanel Analytics daemon.
  • cpanellogd The cPanel log and bandwidth processor daemon.
  • cpanel_ccs The cPanel Calendar and Contacts server service.
  • cpanel_dovecot_solr The Apache Solr service.
  • cpanel_php_fpm The cPanel PHP-FPM service.
  • cpdavd cPanel & WHMs WebDAV daemon.
  • cpgreylistd cPanels Greylisting.
  • cphulkd The cPHulk service.
  • cpipv6 Binds or rebinds the servers IPv6 addresses.
  • cpsrvd or cpanel The cPanel server daemon.
  • crond The Cron daemon. Note:
    While Debian systems (Ubuntu) use the cron daemon, you can use crond as the service name when running the script.
  • dnsadmin The cPanel Domain Name System (DNS) admin cache service.
  • dovecot The Dovecot mail server.
  • exim The Exim mail exchanger.
  • ftpd, ftpd, ftpmagic, or ftpserver The configured FTP service (ProFTPD or Pure-FTPd).
  • imap, pop, or pop3 The Dovecot Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) daemon.
  • ipaliases The IP address aliasing software.
  • lmtp The Local Mail Transport Protocol (LMTP) service.
  • mailman The Mailman service.
  • mydns The MyDNS server. Important:
    We deprecated MyDNS in cPanel & WHM version 78. We strongly recommend that you use PowerDNS instead.
  • mysql or mysqld The MySQL service.
  • named The BIND nameserver daemon.
  • nscd The Name Service Cache service.
  • p0f The passive OS fingerprinting service.
  • pdns or powerdns The PowerDNS service.
  • postgres or postgresql The PostgreSQL database service.

  • proftpd The ProFTP server daemon.
  • pureftpd The Pure-FTPd server daemon.
  • queueprocd The TaskQueue Processor daemon.
  • rsyslog or rsyslogd The system log service that monitors the web server and system activity.
  • spamd The Apache SpamAssassin daemon.
  • sshd or openssh The Secure Shell (SSH) daemon.
  • tailwatchd or chkservd cPanels TailWatch log processing daemon.
  • tomcat The Apache Tomcat service.

For more information about these services, read our cPanel & WHM Service Daemons documentation.

Example

To perform a hardrestart for a service, use the restart and hard options. For example, to perform a hard restart for the named service:
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_named --restart --hard

:
https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/scripts/...artsrv-script/