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diff --git a/system/watchdog/slack-desc b/system/watchdog/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1a7557f1d52d --- /dev/null +++ b/system/watchdog/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------------| +watchdog: watchdog (Linux watchdog timer daemon) +watchdog: +watchdog: This service periodically writes to /dev/watchdog - in the event +watchdog: of it _not_ being able to do so; Linux may reset the system. +watchdog: +watchdog: It can be configured to try and fix things (such as networking) +watchdog: before going about triggering reboot. +watchdog: +watchdog: The watchdog was written and is maintained by Michael Meskes +watchdog: (based on example code by Alan Cox). +watchdog: |