How to Restart Azure iotedge service from inside a python module

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I am working on a solution where I have to restart the azure edge runtime if one issue arrives inside the container.

Generally, the way to restart the azure iotedge service is, to run the bellow command in the host terminal

sudo ststemctl restart iotedge

how to achieve this inside of the container?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '21 at 18:47

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So you are running containers within containers? I have never tried this. While this seems possible, note that it requires granting docker extra privileges and may present security concerns.

Generally, the way to restart the azure iotedge service is, to run the bellow command in the host terminal

You should be able to exec inside the container and do the same thing right?

answered Mar 11 '21 at 18:47

Andrew Smith

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No its not that, the solution i have found here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/40541/rebooting-edge-device-remotely.html – ArnabGhosh Apr 01 '21 at 08:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '21 at 08:06

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The solution that i have found for this solution is - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/40541/rebooting-edge-device-remotely.html

answered Apr 01 '21 at 08:06

ArnabGhosh

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 05 '21 at 06:13

I would let my module die using exit() so that iot edge runtime automatically restarts my module. I would also log the error before initiating exit().

I like to know if there is a reason for restarting whole edge runtime run just to recover from an issue in a container.

How to Restart Azure iotedge service from inside a python module

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