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+/etc/systemd/system/shutdown-on-eth-fail.service
+
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Shutdown on Ethernet Failure
+After=eth-monitor.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'if [ $(journalctl -u eth-monitor.service --since "5 minutes ago" | grep -c "is down") -ge 5 ]; then /sbin/shutdown -h now; fi'
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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