# Dead man switch for nixos-rebuild switch / boot

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/dead-man-switch-for-nixos-rebuild-switch-boot/63988
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**Created:** [May 8, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/dead-man-switch-for-nixos-rebuild-switch-boot/63988 "2025-05-08T00:42:39Z")
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### Author: ![TLATER](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/tlater/32/4257_2.png) [@TLATER](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/TLATER)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/dead-man-switch-for-nixos-rebuild-switch-boot/63988/6 "2025-06-12T16:51:38Z")

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> [@aou](#):
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> I’ve been in situations where I have a bare-metal server somewhere without technical people around to help me reboot

Or imagine [you’ve deployed NixOS to a satellite](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixcon2023-nix-in-space/32934) and there somehow was a detail different in staging 😃

Some providers also charge for rescue shell access in some configurations.

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