# Why OneAgent requires monitoring processes to be restarted?

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** processes\
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918 "2018-09-26T18:45:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![alejandro\_herna](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/alejandro_herna/32/10062_2.png) [@alejandro\_herna](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/alejandro_herna)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918/1 "2018-09-26T18:45:08Z")

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Any idea why does OneAgent require monitoring processes to be restarted?

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**Author:** ![Julius\_Loman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/julius_loman/32/51_2.png) [@Julius\_Loman](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Julius_Loman)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918/2 "2018-09-26T18:59:45Z")

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To perform code level injection into the monitored process. It’s not possible to prelink a library to process that is already running.

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**Author:** ![ayamaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ayamaya](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ayamaya)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918/3 "2021-11-30T22:36:29Z")

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Is it possible that these processes are started automatically in kubernetes?

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**Author:** ![y\_buccellato](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/y_buccellato/32/160_2.png) [@y\_buccellato](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/y_buccellato)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/why-oneagent-requires-monitoring-processes-to-be-restarted/15918/4 "2021-12-01T12:05:01Z")

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gold knowledge in a pill&nbsp;:blush: