How to get service reload timestamp

port19 port19 at port19.xyz
Mon Jan 8 11:49:01 UTC 2024


Hi all,

we currently have a monitoring check that alerts us of a service-specific config file having changed more recently than the services last restart.
We retrieve the restart time via `systemctl show <service> --property=ActiveEnterTimestamp`.
Is there a comparably elegant way to retreive the reload timestamp?
To avoid confusion, by reload I do not mean `systemctl daemon-reload`, I mean `systemctl reload <service>`.

Alternatively, is there a way to let systemd handle the reloading of services on change of related config files?

Best,
port19


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