Reboot Linux box after a kernel panic

November 29, 2007

To reboot a Linux box automatically after a kernel panic all you need to do is customize the "kernel.panic" sysctl.

echo "kernel.panic=10" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
This example will cause a reboot after 10 seconds.

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