Re: reboot on panic

Danny ter Haar (dth@cistron.nl)
6 Nov 1996 00:27:41 +0100

Andi Gutmans <andi@actcom.co.il> wrote:
>Is there a way to make Linux act like SunOS where it reboots automatically
>on a kernel panic? Or does it require some special hardware?

yep.
Just append in the lilo.conf:

append="panic=30"
for a reboot after 30 seconds after a kernel panic.
Look at the lilo(options) howto for more info.

Greetings

Danny

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