On 03/14/12 14:23, Jarry wrote: > Hi, > > my question might seem silly, but I have reason for it: > I have heard there is way to auto-reboot linux after kernel > panic using "kernel.panic=<time>" in /etc/sysctl.conf. > > This might come handy as my server is far from me and I do > not have any remote console. But I would like to test it > and see if it works (first on my desktop). > > So my question is: Can I somehow deliberately trigger > "kernel panic" (or "kernel oops")?
If you want to test the auto-reboot, try appending root=/dev/random to the command line.
