How To Check How Many Times RKE2 Was Restarted

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How to check how many times RKE2 was restarted?

Issue description

How to check how many times RKE2 was restarted.

Resolution

systemctl show rke2-server -p NRestarts

  • Purpose: This command shows the number of times the RKE2 server process has been restarted.
    • systemctl show – Retrieves detailed properties of a systemd service.
    • rke2-server – Refers to the RKE2 server service.
    • -p NRestarts – Filters and displays only the NRestarts property, which indicates the total number of restarts for the service.

Output Example: NRestarts=3

journalctl -u rke2-server | grep -i fatal | wc -l

journalctl -u rke2-server – Displays logs specifically for the rke2-server service.

| grep -i fatal – Filters the logs to show lines containing the word "fatal" (case insensitive).

| wc -l – Counts the number of matching lines, providing a total of fatal errors found.

Output Example:

5

This means there are 5 fatal errors in the RKE2 server logs.