Tag Archives: restart

Ubuntu: How to Restart the Cron Service

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Craig Lotter

After making changes to your crontab file, be it the sudo or standard version of the file, you will need to restart the appropriate cron service. The command line sequence to achieve this is as follows: Continue reading →

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How to Start or Stop MySQL Server on Ubuntu via the Command Line

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Craig Lotter

To stop a MySQL server instance on an Ubuntu linux install via the command line is as simple as entering: Continue reading →

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Ubuntu: Restart the SMS Server Tools 3 (SMS3) Service

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Craig Lotter

SMS Server Tools 3 or SMS3 is a great piece of SMS Gateway open source software that allows you to send and receive short SMS messages through any number of GSM modem types or mobile phones. Continue reading →

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Ubuntu: How to Reboot or Shutdown from the Command Line

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Craig Lotter

If you’re using Ubuntu or perhaps another flavour of Linux, there come a time when you need to either reboot (restart) or shutdown a machine via a terminal (command line) or shell command. Continue reading →

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