# Restarting the Agent

The Scout Agent must be restarted for any configuration changes to take effect.

## **Windows**

Use the Scout configuration utility or manually restart the “Scout Agent” Windows service.

## Linux

Run the following command:

```bash
sudo systemctl restart openalpr-daemon
```

## Docker

Restart the container.


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If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.rekor.ai/scout/agent/configuration/restarting-the-agent.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.