NAME

       wd_identify - a simplified software watchdog daemon

SYNOPSIS

       wd_identify [-c filename|--config-file filename]

DESCRIPTION

       This  utility  opens  /dev/watchdog  and  gets  the identification string from the watchdog which then is
       printed. The device is closed afterwards.

       The wd_identify tool can only be used without causing a reboot  if  your  kernel  is  compiled  with  the
       CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT option enabled.

       Watchdog and/or wd_keepalive may have to be stopped to make sure that wd_identify can access the watchdog
       device.

OPTIONS

       Available command line options are the following:

       -c config-file, --config-file config-file
              Use config-file as the configuration file instead of the default /etc/watchdog.conf.

FILES

       /dev/watchdog
              The watchdog device.

SEE ALSO

       watchdog.conf(5)

       watchdog(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution                           June 2010                                     WD_IDENTIFY(8)