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restart vs reload
What is a VPC: your own private network inside one AWS Region, example ThreeTierVpc 10.0.0.0/16.
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What this card says
Effect
restart
Stops and starts the process.
reload
Re-reads config in place.
Key points
Drops connections.
Not every service supports it.
Example
systemctl restart sshd
Use when
Code changes.
Config changes.