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--- tech:jdownloader_restart [2026/09/22 21:05] – old revision restored (2026/09/21 14:34) katsimbris
+++ tech:jdownloader_restart [2026/09/22 21:15] (current) – [Quick Post-Update Check] katsimbris
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 ===== Quick Post-Update Check =====
-After initiating a JDownloader update, wait a couple of minutes and run:
+After initiating a JDownloader update or restart, wait a couple of minutes and run:
 <code bash>
 systemctl is-active jdownloader
+ls -lh /opt/jdownloader/JDownloader.jar
+cat /opt/jdownloader/JDownloader.pid
+pgrep -af 'java.*JDownloader'
 </code>
-If the result is:
+Normal results should show:
-<code>
+* ''jdownloader'' is ''active''
-active
+* ''/opt/jdownloader/JDownloader.jar'' exists
-</code>
+* ''JDownloader.pid'' contains a process ID
+* the same process ID is running Java with ''/opt/jdownloader/JDownloader.jar''
-no further action is required.
+If ''JDownloader.jar'' is missing, **do not repeatedly restart the service, reinstall JDownloader, or replace ''/opt/jdownloader/cfg''**.
-If the result is not ''active'', check:
+Stop the service first:
 <code bash>
-ls -lh /opt/jdownloader/JDownloader.jar /opt/jdownloader/Core.jar
+sudo systemctl stop jdownloader
-sudo systemctl status jdownloader --no-pager
 </code>
-If ''JDownloader.jar'' is missing, **do not reinstall JDownloader or replace ''/opt/jdownloader/cfg''**. Investigate the update failure first.
+Then investigate the updater state before restoring any files.