Why you need to Restart SSH Service
- Mac Restart Sshd Service
- Centos Restart Ssh Service
- Ubuntu Restart Sshd Service
- How To Restart Ssh Server
- Restart Sshd Service Ubuntu
As root System Administrators its one of the common tasks you need to be done on live servers is restarting services.If you change ssh configuration file (for example you change the SSH port number) this modification require a restart to take effect.
- Sudo systemctl start ssh.service; Start, stop, and restart the OpenSSH server on Linux. You need to execute command as per your Linux distro as described below. CentOS/RHEL/Fedora Linux. To execute script or sshd service: sudo systemctl start ssh.service ## sshd ## sudo systemctl stop sshd.service ##.
- Stop the sshd daemon. Restart: Equivalent to a stop and then a start command sequence. Reload: Force the sshd daemon to re-read its configuration files without a service interruption. Condrestart: If the sshd daemon is currently running, this is the same as a restart command.
First check the status of the service: sudo service ssh status should show: - Active: active (running) If it's running there's no need to restart it. If you still want to restart it, Ubuntu calls the service ssh, not sshd. Service ssh restart But if its not Ubuntu Desktop, using CLI: sudo systemctl restart ssh sudo service ssh restart. Restart SSH On Debian / Ubuntu Linux. /etc/init.d/ssh restart. Service ssh restart. Sudo service ssh restart. Restart Nginx for php service. If you are using Nginx web-server type the following command to restart nginx: # /etc/init.d/nginx restart OR # service nginx restart OR # nginx -s reload. Restart Lighttpd for php service. If you are using Lighttpd web-server type the following command to restart lightpd: # /etc/init.d/lighttpd restart OR.
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[root@server ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 6
The commands are different on other linux operating system so please check the OS before running the below commands. You can use software like putty to connect to your RHEL server through SSH. The below commands will work only on CentOS and Redhat 6 server. I have created another article for centOS 7 servers.
HOW TO RESTART SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS 6 / RHEL 6 server
Mac Restart Sshd Service
1 . Log into your CentOS Server as ‘root' user2. Run the command ‘service sshd restart' to restart SSH service
Command 1 : service sshd restart
OR
command 2 : /etc/init.d/sshd restart
You can either use the command 'service sshd restart' OR '/etc/init.d/sshd restart' to restart SSH service. There is no need to run both commands.
[root@server ~]# service sshd restartCentos Restart Ssh Service
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
[root@server ~]# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
HOW TO STOP SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS/REDHAT 6 SERVERS
Do the below steps to stop SSH service on linux server.IMPORTANT : You might get disconnected from the server if you stop SSH service on your server. You can safely stop SSH service only if you have console access to the server.
Command to stop SSH service on centOS/RHEL linux server is given below.
1. Log into your linux server via SSH as ‘root' user
2. Run the command ‘service sshd stop' to stop SSH
Ubuntu Restart Sshd Service
Command 1 : /etc/init.d/sshd stop
OR
Command 2 : service sshd stop
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd stopStopping sshd: [ OK ]
OR
root@server [~]# service sshd stop
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
HOW TO START SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS/REDHAT SERVERS
Commands to start SSH service on Linux Server is given below.1. Log into your linux server as root user
2. Run the command ‘service sshd start' to start SSH service
Command 1 : /etc/init.d/sshd start
OR
Command 2 : service sshd start
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd startStarting sshd: [ OK ]
OR
root@server [~]# service sshd start
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
[Failed] = Means the service failed to start for some reason. Example : The service won't start if the disk space is 100% full or if there is high load on the server. You must check the server logs to find the exact error and troubleshoot accordingly.
How To Restart Ssh Server
HOW TO CHECK THE STATUS OF SSH SERVICE
Run the command ‘service sshd status' to check the current status of SSH service. This command will show whether SSH service is running or stopped on your linux Server.The below shows that SSH service is running fine on the server.
Command : service sshd status
OR
Command : /etc/init.d/sshd status
root@server [~]# service sshd statusopenssh-daemon (pid 14945) is running…
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd status
openssh-daemon (pid 14945) is running… Deezer carplay.
If the SSH service is down on the server it will show 'openssh-daemon is stopped'
openssh-daemon is stopped
[root@server ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 6
The commands are different on other linux operating system so please check the OS before running the below commands. You can use software like putty to connect to your RHEL server through SSH. The below commands will work only on CentOS and Redhat 6 server. I have created another article for centOS 7 servers.
HOW TO RESTART SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS 6 / RHEL 6 server
Mac Restart Sshd Service
1 . Log into your CentOS Server as ‘root' user2. Run the command ‘service sshd restart' to restart SSH service
Command 1 : service sshd restart
OR
command 2 : /etc/init.d/sshd restart
You can either use the command 'service sshd restart' OR '/etc/init.d/sshd restart' to restart SSH service. There is no need to run both commands.
[root@server ~]# service sshd restartCentos Restart Ssh Service
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
[root@server ~]# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
HOW TO STOP SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS/REDHAT 6 SERVERS
Do the below steps to stop SSH service on linux server.IMPORTANT : You might get disconnected from the server if you stop SSH service on your server. You can safely stop SSH service only if you have console access to the server.
Command to stop SSH service on centOS/RHEL linux server is given below.
1. Log into your linux server via SSH as ‘root' user
2. Run the command ‘service sshd stop' to stop SSH
Ubuntu Restart Sshd Service
Command 1 : /etc/init.d/sshd stop
OR
Command 2 : service sshd stop
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd stopStopping sshd: [ OK ]
OR
root@server [~]# service sshd stop
Stopping sshd: [ OK ]
HOW TO START SSH SERVICE ON CENTOS/REDHAT SERVERS
Commands to start SSH service on Linux Server is given below.1. Log into your linux server as root user
2. Run the command ‘service sshd start' to start SSH service
Command 1 : /etc/init.d/sshd start
OR
Command 2 : service sshd start
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd startStarting sshd: [ OK ]
OR
root@server [~]# service sshd start
Starting sshd: [ OK ]
[Failed] = Means the service failed to start for some reason. Example : The service won't start if the disk space is 100% full or if there is high load on the server. You must check the server logs to find the exact error and troubleshoot accordingly.
How To Restart Ssh Server
HOW TO CHECK THE STATUS OF SSH SERVICE
Run the command ‘service sshd status' to check the current status of SSH service. This command will show whether SSH service is running or stopped on your linux Server.The below shows that SSH service is running fine on the server.
Command : service sshd status
OR
Command : /etc/init.d/sshd status
root@server [~]# service sshd statusopenssh-daemon (pid 14945) is running…
root@server [~]# /etc/init.d/sshd status
openssh-daemon (pid 14945) is running… Deezer carplay.
If the SSH service is down on the server it will show 'openssh-daemon is stopped'
openssh-daemon is stopped
Restart Sshd Service Ubuntu
'openssh-daemon is stopped' is stopped means the service is not running on your server. You can run the command 'service sshd start' to start the service. You must check the server logs if you are unable to start the service.If you have any webhosting control panels installed (like cPanel, plesk etc) then you can try restarting the service from frontend panel.