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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
-
-<!--
- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
-
- This file is part of systemd.
-
- Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
--->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
<refentry id="sd_notify"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>sd_notify</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
-
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
- <surname>Poettering</surname>
- <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
watchdog is enabled. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>WATCHDOG=trigger</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Tells the service manager that the service detected an internal error that should be handled by
+ the configured watchdog options. This will trigger the same behaviour as if <varname>WatchdogSec=</varname> is
+ enabled and the service did not send <literal>WATCHDOG=1</literal> in time. Note that
+ <varname>WatchdogSec=</varname> does not need to be enabled for <literal>WATCHDOG=trigger</literal> to trigger
+ the watchdog action. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+ information about the watchdog behavior. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>WATCHDOG_USEC=…</term>
<listitem><para>Tells the service manager to extend the startup, runtime or shutdown service timeout
corresponding the current state. The value specified is a time in microseconds during which the service must
send a new message. A service timeout will occur if the message isn't received, but only if the runtime of the
- current state is beyond the original maximium times of <varname>TimeoutStartSec=</varname>, <varname>RuntimeMaxSec=</varname>,
+ current state is beyond the original maximum times of <varname>TimeoutStartSec=</varname>, <varname>RuntimeMaxSec=</varname>,
and <varname>TimeoutStopSec=</varname>.
See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for effects on the service timeouts.</para></listitem>