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## Sysadmins emails should be added in /etc/aliases
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vi /etc/aliases
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root: admin1@domain.net, admin2@domain.net, admin3@domain.net
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**WHY:**
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The server sends emails for the security updates* that have been installed overnight and inform the sysadmins if a reboot is necessary.
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* Requires that we have enabled unattended updates
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**OPTIONAL:**
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In order to receive the latest Debian security advisories, subscribe to the [debian-security-announce](https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/) mailing list.
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## Server reboot
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`shutdown -r +2 `
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# the flag +m will execute the shutdown after 2min. Handy to make sure users can logout before shutting down.
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# the flag -r is for reboot
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alternatives:
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systemctl reboot
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We didn't find a flag to add specific time, so we opted for the above. | 
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