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systemctl:ai:497e7

Check the status of the Watchdog Service and monitor its activity
$ systemctl status watchdog
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Check the status of the Watchdog Service and monitor its activity

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

Questions that are answered by this command:

  • olli@ollicopperwolf:~$ sudo systemctl status watchdog [sudo] password for olli: ● watchdog.service - Watchdog Service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/watchdog.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: timeout) since Thu 2024-11-28 19:32:31 CST; 7s ago Process: 3831 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/watchdog -v (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 3831 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 327ms olli@ollicopperwolf:~$ sudo systemctl status watchdog ● watchdog.service - Watchdog Service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/watchdog.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: deactivating (stop-sigterm) since Thu 2024-11-28 19:32:42 CST; 3s ago Process: 4132 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/watchdog -v (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 4132 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 1 (limit: 38292) Memory: 584.0K (peak: 1002.6M) CPU: 304ms CGroup: /system.slice/watchdog.service └─4134 /usr/sbin/watchdog -v Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4137]: file /mnt/Backups/Linux Tweaks.txt status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4138]: file /mnt/Backups/Local Furries of Crestview.txt status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4139]: file /mnt/Backups/LinksHTM/Links.htm status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4140]: file /mnt/Backups/Watchdog/watchdog.conf status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4141]: file /mnt/Backups/Watchdog/postfix/main.cf status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4142]: file /mnt/Backups/Watchdog/watchdog_master_script.sh status OK Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4134]: device eno1 received 4110080 bytes Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4134]: got answer on ping=1 from target 192.168.4.71 time=0.005ms Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com postfix/sendmail[4149]: fatal: /etc/mailname: cannot open file: No such file or directory Nov 28 19:32:42 ollicopperwolf.mynetgear.com watchdog[4134]: test binary /home/olli/.local/bin/watchdog_master_script.sh returned 1 = 'Operation not permitted'?
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