Dominic J Hulewicz writes:
> I have a host running NetBSD 1.3 i386 but it now regularly panics at
> least once a day and sits at the db prompt (NetBSD Problem Report #5073).
> 
> I have compiled a serial console kernel so I can now at least connect in
> remotely and issue a reboot command, but I was wondering... if I took out
> the "options DDB" from my kernel config, would the machine reboot itself
> automatically rather than hanging ?

You don't even need to do that -- there is a sysctl that sets whether
the machine goes to the ddb prompt or instead reboots. I believe it is
"ddb.onpanic"

Perry