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+[Unit]
+Description=Fan Watchdog Daemon
+Wants=phosphor-fan-monitor-init@0.service
+Before=phosphor-fan-monitor-init@0.service
+Conflicts=obmc-fan-watchdog-takeover.target
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile={envfiledir}/obmc/fan-watchdog/fan-watchdog.conf
+ExecStart=/sbin/watchdog -T ${{TIMEOUT}} -t ${{INTERVAL}} -F ${{DEVICE}}
+KillSignal=SIGKILL
+
+[Install]
+RequiredBy=obmc-chassis-poweron@0.target