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@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ sudo gitlab-ctl status
Notice that all services say `ok: run`.
-Sometimes, components time out during the restart and sometimes they get stuck.
+Sometimes, components time out (look for `timeout` in the logs) during the
+restart and sometimes they get stuck.
In that case, you can use `gitlab-ctl kill <service>` to send the `SIGKILL`
signal to the service, for example `sidekiq`. After that, a restart should
perform fine.