Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Linux system

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read restart-collector-on-linux.md

Perform manual restart of OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if the OT Discovery Collector is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on the Collector installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that use systemd.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

Use SSH to access the Linux host.
Use sudo or su to run the following command with root permissions.
Text
```
systemctl restart SNDiscoveryCollectors
```

Result

The OT Discovery Collector restarts in the Linux environment.

Parent Topic:Use the OT Discovery Collector

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title: Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Linux system
description: Perform manual restart of OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if the OT Discovery Collector is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on the Collector installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that use systemd.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/operational-technology/restart-collector-on-linux.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use the OT Discovery Collector, Operational Technology Discovery Collector, Operational Technology Native Discovery components, Operational Technology Discovery, Operational Technology]
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# Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Linux system

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Use SSH to access the Linux host.

2. Use `sudo` or `su` to run the following command with root permissions.

```
systemctl restart SNDiscoveryCollectors
```

## Result

The OT Discovery Collector restarts in the Linux environment.

**Parent Topic:**[Use the OT Discovery Collector](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/operational-technology/use-ot-discovery-collector.md)