canonical / canonical/multipass
`multipass restart` should just start instances if they're not running
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Description
Steps:
- launch an instance
- stop it or suspend
- try to `restart` it
Expected:
- instance gets started
Current:
- error:
```
restart failed: instance "preferable-phoenix" is not running
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported sequence with the `multipass` CLI: launch an instance, stop or suspend it, then run `multipass restart`. Trace the restart command from that entry point and verify that a stopped or suspended instance is started without the current not-running error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100