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diff --git a/watchdog.8 b/watchdog.8
index 9b7c6e7..052b1e1 100644
--- a/watchdog.8
+++ b/watchdog.8
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ by
 .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
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ a given interface for traffic. If no traffic arrives the network is
 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
@@ -348,6 +351,9 @@ Child process did not return in time.
 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
@@ -375,6 +381,9 @@ repair-maximum
 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
@@ -413,6 +422,27 @@ As for the repair binary, the configuration parameter
 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
@@ -431,4 +461,4 @@ The watchdog device.
 The pid file of the running
 .BR watchdog .
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR watchdog.conf (5)
+.BR watchdog.conf (5), systemd.unit (5)
diff --git a/watchdog.conf b/watchdog.conf
index 207da3e..7dd3cb3 100644
--- a/watchdog.conf
+++ b/watchdog.conf
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ priority		= 1
 # If you have a custom binary/script to handle errors then uncomment
 # this line and provide the path. For 'v1' test binary files they also
 # handle error cases.
-
+# 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
 
@@ -175,6 +177,13 @@ priority		= 1
 #temperature-sensor	=
 #max-temperature	= 90
 
+# 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 for a running process/daemon by its PID file. For example,
 # check if rsyslogd is still running by enabling the following line:
 
diff --git a/watchdog.conf.5 b/watchdog.conf.5
index edf7c8b..72c3bc2 100644
--- a/watchdog.conf.5
+++ b/watchdog.conf.5
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ pidfile = <pidfilename>
 Set pidfile name for daemon test mode.
 This option can be given as often as you like to check several daemons, assuming
 they write their post-forking PID to the specified files.
+See the Systemd section in watchdog (8) for more information.
 .TP
 ping = <ip-addr>
 Set IPv4 address for ping mode.
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ aliased IP interfaces.
 .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.
@@ -154,6 +157,8 @@ User defined tests may only run for <timeout> seconds. Set to 0 for unlimited.
 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
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ Set the schedule priority for realtime mode passed to sched_setscheduler().
 .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>