Last modified: 2024 July 9

Overview

The /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv script restarts a service. If a service won’t restart from WHM, use this script to restart a service from the command line.

Run the script

To run this script on the command line, use the following format, where service is the service’s name:

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_service

Options

Use the following options with this script:

Services

This script restarts the following services:

• apache or httpd — The Apache® web server daemon.
• apache_php_fpm — The Apache PHP-FPM service.
• bind — The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) nameserver daemon.
• chkservd or tailwatch — cPanel & WHM’s TailWatch log processing service.
• clamd — The ClamAV® antivirus daemon.
• cpanalysticsd — The cPanel Analytics daemon.
• cpanellogd — The cPanel log and bandwidth processor daemon.
• cpanel_ccs — The cPanel Calendar and Contacts server service.
• cpanel_dovecot_solr — The Apache Solr™ service.
• cpanel_php_fpm — The cPanel PHP-FPM service.
• cpdavd — cPanel & WHM’s WebDAV daemon.
  Note:

  In cPanel & WHM version 120 and later, this daemon also allows users to access and manage their calendars and contacts. For more information, read our cpdavd Service Replaces CCS Plugin documentation.

• cpgreylistd — cPanel’s Greylisting.
• cphulkd — The cPHulk service.
• cpipv6 — Binds or rebinds the server’s IPv6 addresses.
• cpsrvd or cpanel — The cPanel server daemon.
• crond — The Cron daemon.
  Note:

  While Debian® systems (Ubuntu®) use the cron daemon, you can use crond as the service name when running the script.

• dnsadmin — The cPanel Domain Name System (DNS) admin cache service.
• dovecot — The Dovecot mail server.
• exim — The Exim mail exchanger.
• ftpd, ftpd, ftpmagic, or ftpserver — The configured FTP service (ProFTPD or Pure-FTPd).
• imap, pop, or pop3 — The Dovecot Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) daemon.
• ipaliases — The IP address aliasing software.
• lmtp — The Local Mail Transport Protocol (LMTP) service.
• mailman — The Mailman service.
• mysql or mysqld — The MySQL® service.
• named — The BIND nameserver daemon.
• nscd — The Name Service Cache service.
• p0f — The passive OS fingerprinting service.
• pdns or powerdns — The PowerDNS service.
• postgres or postgresql — The PostgreSQL® database service.
• proftpd — The ProFTP server daemon.
• pureftpd — The Pure-FTPd server daemon.
• queueprocd — The TaskQueue Processor daemon.
• rsyslog or rsyslogd — The system log service that monitors the web server and system activity.
• spamd — The Apache SpamAssassin™ daemon.
• sshd or openssh — The Secure Shell (SSH) daemon.
• tailwatchd or chkservd — cPanel’s TailWatch log processing daemon.

For more information about these services, read our cPanel & WHM Service Daemons documentation.

Example

To perform a hard restart for a service, use the restart and hard options. For example, to perform a hard restart for the named service:

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_named --restart --hard