Reboot remote Linux server over ssh only if kernel was updated

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Hi,

I have gone through the link https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-execute-command-using-ssh/

My requirement is that I want to push ssh command to remote server, So that will check current and installed kernel version on the remote server and have to reboot.

I have tried “su --session-command” combination also.

ssh  anand@remote_host "su -lc 'if [ "`rpm -q kernel | tail -1`" == "kernel-$(uname -r)" ]; then  echo  "System is already running with latest kernel version"; else echo "reboot"; fi'"

Its taking variables where I pushing the command but I should take variables from remote server.

Kindly help.

Thanks & Regards,
Anand R

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First you create a script called checkversion.sh on your workstation:

#!/bin/bash
rv="$(rpm -q kernel)"
cv="kernel-$(uname -r)"
[ "$rv" == "$cv" ] && echo "The latest version of the Linux kernel running on this box." || echo "Reboot the box"

Copy this script to remote server:

scp  checkversion.sh  anand@remote_host /home/anand/
ssh anand@remote_host chmod +x /home/anand/checkversion

Now run that script:

ssh anand@remote_host bash /home/anand/checkversion

To run it as sudo so that you can actually reboot the box add user anand to sudo on remote server and run it as follows:

ssh -t anand@remote_host sudo /home/anand/checkversion

To actually reboot the box modify script as follows:

#!/bin/bash
rv="$(rpm -q kernel)"
cv="kernel-$(uname -r)"
[ "$rv" == "$cv" ] && echo "The latest version of the Linux kernel running on this box." || /sbin/reboot

A better solution is to use tool like Ansible that allows to reboot the box when the Linux kernel updated on fly.

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Thank you for your reply.

Am not authorized to add my user into sudoers. But I know the root password of the server.

Is any other way to push the command without creating script.

Thanks & Regards,
Anand R