diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsaerch-ilm-restart b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsaerch-ilm-restart
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+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsaerch-ilm-restart
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+#/bin/bash
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+. /usr/sbin/so-common
+
+so-elasticsearch-ilm-stop
+so-elasticsearch-ilm-start