diff -up ./watchdog.8.rhseldoc ./watchdog.8 --- ./watchdog.8.rhseldoc 2013-02-01 12:15:44.000000000 +0100 +++ ./watchdog.8 2013-11-07 14:57:52.460258672 +0100 @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ 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 @@ -216,6 +217,8 @@ a given interface for traffic. If no tra 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 occured and watchdog should react. If the external command is killed by an uncaught signal this is considered an error by watchdog @@ -317,6 +320,9 @@ Child process did not return in time. .TP \-10 Free for personal use. +.PP +With enforcing SELinux policy please use the /usr/libexec/watchdog/scripts/ +for your test-binary configuration. .SH "REPAIR BINARY" The repair binary is started with one parameter: the error number that caused @@ -333,6 +339,9 @@ are using the real-time properties since .B watchdog will wait for the return of this binary before proceeding. +.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 @@ -365,6 +374,27 @@ return a non-zero value so the machine w Note that the watchdog daemon may interpret and act upon any of the reserved return codes noted in the Check Binary section prior to calling a given command in "repair" mode. +.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 @@ -383,4 +413,4 @@ 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 -up ./watchdog.conf.5.rhseldoc ./watchdog.conf.5 --- ./watchdog.conf.5.rhseldoc 2013-02-01 12:15:44.000000000 +0100 +++ ./watchdog.conf.5 2013-11-07 14:51:20.358128245 +0100 @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ no matter what. pidfile = 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 = Set IP address for ping mode. @@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ interfaces. .TP test-binary = 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 = User defined tests may only run for seconds. Set to 0 for unlimited. @@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ User defined tests may only run for 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 = repair command may only run for seconds. Set to 0 for unlimited. @@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ Set the schedule priority for realtime m .TP 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 = diff -up ./watchdog.conf.rhseldoc ./watchdog.conf --- ./watchdog.conf.rhseldoc 2013-02-01 12:15:44.000000000 +0100 +++ ./watchdog.conf 2013-11-07 14:47:49.955156208 +0100 @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ # To get the real size, check how large the pagesize is on your machine. #min-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 = #test-binary = @@ -37,6 +39,13 @@ 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