Re: systemctl restart or reload?

On 04/06/2026 15:14, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users wrote:

> On 2026/06/04 2:42 PM, Ray O'Donnell via Exim-users wrote:
>> When a LetsEncrypt certificate gets renewed automatically, and I want 
>> Exim to pick up the new cert, is it enough to do "sudo systemctl 
>> reload exim4" (I'm on Debian), or do I need to do "sudo systemctl 
>> restart exim4"?
>>
> Neither is required; the new cert should be picked up automatically.
> If for some reason you don't trust it, a reload would suffice


OK - good to know - thanks.

Ray.


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