Post #3236886
2026-05-25 18:29 UTC
I needed to reboot a client server, which normally I would do with at 1800 shutdown -r now. But I can't do that anymore, and I can never remember the arguments for systemctl, so I look them up.
OH HEY, how convenient, there's a "when" option. No need to faff about with at anymore! Just do --when=+220min, as documented at https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/systemctl-reboot !
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@jimsalter@fosstodon.org 2026-05-25 18:31
Except like the Windows "settings" app and about a quarter of systemd bullshit, systemctl reboot was clearly designed in the biggest hurry possible by somebody with all the system administration and quality assurance chops of a drunken crocodile. root@[elided]-prod0:/etc/netdata# systemctl reboot -f --when=+220min Read from remote host [elided]-prod0.wg: Connection reset by peer Connection to [elided]-prod0.wg closed. client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe I repeat: FUCK systemd.