diff -ur watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.8 watchdog-5.15/watchdog.8
--- watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.8 2016-02-26 12:05:00.000000000 +0000
+++ watchdog-5.15/watchdog.8 2018-02-13 08:54:00.860681339 +0000
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
.BR watchdog .
So you can for instance restart the server from your
.IR repair-binary .
+See the Systemd section below for additinal information.
.PP
.B watchdog
will try periodically to fork itself to see whether the process
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@
considered unreachable causing a soft reboot or action from the
repair binary.
.PP
+To start the watchdog when network is available see the Systemd section below.
+.PP
.B watchdog
can run an external command for user-defined tests. A return code not equal 0
means an error occurred and watchdog should react. If the external command is
@@ -350,6 +353,9 @@
246
Free for personal watchdog-specific use (was \-10 as an unsigned 8\-bit
number).
+.PP
+With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/
+for your test-binary configuration.
.TP
245
Reserved for an unknown result, for example a slow background test that is
@@ -377,6 +383,9 @@
controls the number of successive repair attempts that report 0 (i.e. success) but
fail to clear the tested fault. If this is exceeded then a reboot takes place. If set
to zero then a reboot can always be blocked by the repair program reporting success.
+.PP
+With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/
+for your repair-binary configuration.
.SH "TEST DIRECTORY"
Executables placed in the test directory are discovered by watchdog on
startup and are automatically executed. They are bounded time-wise by
@@ -415,6 +424,27 @@
repair-maximum
also controls the number of successive repair attempts that report success
(return 0) but fail to clear the fault.
+.SH SYSTEMD
+To start watchdog after the network is available:
+.PP
+.br
+systemctl disable watchdog
+.br
+systemctl enable NetworkManager-wait-online
+.br
+systemctl enable watchdog-ping
+.PP
+
+When using custom service pid check with custom service
+systemd unit file please be aware the "Requires="
+does dependent service deactivation.
+Using "Before=watchdog.service" or "Before=watchdog-ping.service"
+in the custom service unit file may be the desired operation instead.
+See systemd.unit documentation for more details.
+
+.SH SELINUX
+The directories /etc/watchdog.d/ and /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/ are
+recognized locations for custom executables.
.SH BUGS
None known so far.
.SH AUTHORS
@@ -433,4 +463,4 @@
The pid file of the running
.BR watchdog .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR watchdog.conf (5)
+.BR watchdog.conf (5), systemd.unit (5)
diff -ur watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.conf watchdog-5.15/watchdog.conf
--- watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.conf 2016-02-26 12:05:00.000000000 +0000
+++ watchdog-5.15/watchdog.conf 2018-02-13 08:52:18.899721271 +0000
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
#min-memory = 1
#allocatable-memory = 1
+# With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/
+# or /etc/watchdog.d/ for your test-binary and repair-binary configuration.
#repair-binary = /usr/sbin/repair
#repair-timeout = 60
#test-binary =
@@ -45,5 +47,12 @@
realtime = yes
priority = 1
+# When using custom service pid check with custom service
+# systemd unit file please be aware the "Requires="
+# does dependent service deactivation.
+# Using "Before=watchdog.service" or "Before=watchdog-ping.service"
+# in the custom service unit file may be the desired operation instead.
+# See man 5 systemd.unit for more details.
+#
# Check if rsyslogd is still running by enabling the following line
#pidfile = /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
diff -ur watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.conf.5 watchdog-5.15/watchdog.conf.5
--- watchdog-5.15.old/watchdog.conf.5 2016-02-26 12:05:00.000000000 +0000
+++ watchdog-5.15/watchdog.conf.5 2018-02-13 08:52:18.898721271 +0000
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
pidfile = <pidfilename>
Set pidfile name for server test mode.
This option can be given as often as you like to check several servers.
+See the Systemd section in watchdog (8) for more information.
.TP
ping = <ip-addr>
Set IPv4 address for ping mode.
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@
.TP
test-binary = <testbin>
Execute the given binary to do some user defined tests.
+With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/
+for your test-binary configuration.
.TP
test-timeout = <timeout in seconds>
User defined tests may only run for <timeout> seconds. Set to 0 for unlimited.
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@
repair-binary = <repbin>
Execute the given binary in case of a problem instead of shutting down the
system.
+With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/
+for your repair-binary configuration.
.TP
repair-timeout = <timeout in seconds>
repair command may only run for <timeout> seconds. Set to 0 for 'unlimited', but
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@
.TP
test-directory = <test directory>
Set the directory to run user test/repair scripts. Default is '/etc/watchdog.d'
+The /etc/watchdog.d/ is recognized by SELinux policy.
See the Test Directory section in watchdog(8) for more information.
.TP
log-dir = <log directory>