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22 .Nd watchdog timer retrigger daemon
30 is a daemon to activate and periodically retrigger the
32 timer device from userland.
34 is designed to work in high load environments,
36 (such as a shell script invoking
38 would involve too much overhead.
40 The basic premise is that
45 resets the hardware timer to
49 for more information on how watchdog timers work.
51 The options are as follows:
55 If this option is specified,
57 will run in the foreground.
59 Specify how often, in seconds,
61 should retrigger the hardware timer.
62 If no interval is specified,
66 divided by three is used.
68 Do not restore the watchdog to its original values once it has been activated.
69 With this set, the system will be rebooted by the watchdog even after a
72 Set the hardware timer to expire in
75 The default is 30 seconds.
78 With this option specified,
80 will not output a warning message if the underlying hardware adjusted the
95 .An Marc Balmer Aq mbalmer@openbsd.org .