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gitlab-runner:tldr:27852
gitlab-runner: Restart the runner service.
$ sudo gitlab-runner restart
try on your machine
The command sudo gitlab-runner restart
is used to restart the GitLab Runner service with admin privileges.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
sudo
: It is used to execute the following command with administrative privileges or as a superuser. It asks for the user's password before executing the command.gitlab-runner
: It is the executable binary for the GitLab Runner, which is a lightweight process that facilitates the execution of CI/CD pipelines defined in a GitLab repository.restart
: It is a subcommand for the GitLab Runner binary that instructs it to restart the service.
By running this command with sudo, the GitLab Runner service will be restarted, which can be useful in scenarios where the service needs to be stopped and started again to apply configuration changes, update the runner version, or resolve potential issues with the service.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.