# Cancel a pending reboot in AWS PCS
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Cancel a pending reboot to avoid unnecessary downtime when the issue has been resolved or when reboot is no longer needed.

## Prerequisites
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+ Slurm Admin privileges
+ Node must have a pending reboot (showing "reboot issued" status)
+ Access to login node for command execution

## Procedure
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1. Connect to the login node.

1. Verify the node has a pending reboot using `scontrol show node`.

   ```
   scontrol show node nodename
   ```

   Look for "reboot issued" in the node status.

1. Execute the cancel command.

   ```
   scontrol cancel_reboot nodename
   ```

1. Verify reboot cancellation and node status return to normal.

   ```
   scontrol show node nodename
   ```