Function requestSystemdRestart

cmd/dash.go:3090–3117

requestSystemdRestart attempts to restart the service via systemd

()

// requestSystemdRestart attempts to restart the service via systemd
func requestSystemdRestart() error {
	// Instead of trying to run systemctl (which requires sudo), we'll just exit gracefully
	// and let systemd restart us automatically (assuming Restart=always or Restart=on-failure)
	//
	// NOTE: Your systemd service file should have one of these restart policies:
	//   Restart=always       - Always restart the service when it exits
	//   Restart=on-failure   - Restart only on non-zero exit codes
	//   Restart=on-success   - Restart only on zero exit codes
	//
	// Example systemd service file:
	//   [Service]
	//   Type=simple
	//   Restart=always
	//   RestartSec=5
	//   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/cronitor dash

	// Try to determine the service name for logging purposes
	serviceName := getSystemdServiceName()
	if serviceName != "" {
		log(fmt.Sprintf("Exiting to trigger systemd restart of service: %s", serviceName))
	} else {
		log("Exiting to trigger systemd restart")
	}

	// Exit with success code to trigger systemd restart
	// Most systemd services are configured with Restart=always or Restart=on-failure
	return nil
}

// getSystemdServiceName attempts to determine the systemd service name
func getSystemdServiceName() string {