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reboot-if-required.py
#!/usr/bin/python
from __future__ import print_function
import os
import random
import subprocess
import time
if os.path.exists('/var/run/reboot-required'):
sleep = random.randint(60, 1800)
print('Reboot required, sleeping for {} seconds before rebooting'.format(sleep))
time.sleep(sleep)
subprocess.call(['/sbin/reboot'])
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CODINGIINGISTHEBEST commented Jun 10, 2020

Nice

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neingeist commented Jun 10, 2020 •
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i should not that this only works for debian and ubuntu, as a kernel install leaves the file /var/run/reboot-required there.

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