{"version":"2.1.271","anchor":"watchdog-log-now-reports-a-drain-marker-file-setting","canonical_anchor":"watchdog-log-now-reports-a-drain-marker-file-setting","heading":"Watchdog log now reports a drain-marker-file setting","tier":"internal","area":"Self-Hosted Runner","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271\/e\/watchdog-log-now-reports-a-drain-marker-file-setting","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271","markdown":"### Watchdog log now reports a drain-marker-file setting\n\nSelf-hosted runner watchdog startup log now shows the drain-marker-file setting\n\n**What**\n\nThe startup log line for the self-hosted runner's watchdog process now includes a `drain-marker-file` entry, reflecting the `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_DRAIN_MARKER_FILE` environment variable. If that variable isn't set, the log shows 'unset'.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis makes it easier to confirm at a glance, from the startup log, whether a drain marker file has been configured for the runner.\n\n- Area: Self-Hosted Runner\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}