Re: Mysterious reboot

Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de)
10 Dec 1996 09:57:46 +0100


In linux.dev.kernel, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <linux@startrek.in-trier.de> wrote:
>> This was with 2.0.27. The machine mysteriously rebooted when I was
>> away, the office was locked, and everybody who had a key claimed to be
>> away.
>
>Check whether the Watchdog or the Loaddog program are installed. They
>might cause this.

No, I don't have either installed.

Somebody else suggested a break in the power supply (in private mail);
this is unlikely, since this would have affected a few other machines
on the same floor, as well.