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itself. Example:
"MAINPID=4711"</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>WATCHDOG=1</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Tells systemd to
+ update the watchdog timestamp.
+ Services using this feature should do
+ this in regular intervals. A watchdog
+ framework can use the timestamps to
+ detect failed
+ services.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>It is recommended to prefix variable names that