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How to reload the systemd configuration

How to reload the systemd configuration?

Run systemctl with the 'daemon-reload' subcommand to reload the configuration files.

systemctl daemon-reload

When changes are made to systemd unit files, such as a .service file, the systemd daemon needs to be reloaded. This way it can activate the changes. The reload is done use the systemctl command followed by daemon-reload.

systemctl daemon-reload

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