Restart a service
medium risk
systemctl reload <unit>Prefer reload if supportedsystemctl status <unit> --no-pagerVerify afterwardsStops then starts a unit; use reload for configuration changes where supported.
systemctl restart nginxRestart · explain & risk-check →systemctl reload nginxReload config without dropping connections · explain & risk-check →Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man systemctl for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.