watchdogd(8) is an advanced system and process supervisor primarily intended for embedded Linux and server systems. It supports “kicking” multiple watchdog timer (WDT) devices and can also monitor critical system resources, supervise the heartbeat of processes1 and record process deadline transgressions. Read more about Built-in Monitors in the extended documentation. The configuration determines how the daemon acts on monitored resources and supervised processes. See watchdogd.conf(5) fo...
