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diff --git a/system/watchdog/README b/system/watchdog/README deleted file mode 100644 index 63459e151c..0000000000 --- a/system/watchdog/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Linux watchdog timer daemon - -This service periodically writes to /dev/watchdog - in the event -of it _not_ being able to do so, Linux may reset the system. - -For this to work, a kernel driver for the aformentioned device needs -to be loaded. The module may be found in: - /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/watchdog - -It can be configured to try and fix things (such as networking) -before triggering a reboot. As 'repair.sh' may be able to do. -See the examples included in /usr/doc/watchdog-5.6/examples - -This package also contains the 'wd_keepalive' program by Marcel Jansen -which "can be run during critical periods when the normal watcdog -shouldn't be run. It will read from the same configuration file; -it will do no checks but will keep writing to the device. - -To enable the watchdog: make sure a kernel module gets loaded for it -(at boot) such as the 'softdog' or an actual hardware driver... -Then add the following to rc.local: - # Start the watchdog timer deamon - if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.watchdog ]; then - /etc/rc.d/rc.watchdog start - fi |