diff --git i/src/util/util_watchdog.c w/src/util/util_watchdog.c
index 59293db..f0a4958 100644
--- i/src/util/util_watchdog.c
+++ w/src/util/util_watchdog.c
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ static void watchdog_fd_read_handler(struct tevent_context *ev,
               "[%d]: %s\n", ret, sss_strerror(ret));
         orderly_shutdown(1);
     }
+    if (getpid() == getpgrp()) {
+        kill(-getpgrp(), SIGUSR2);
+    }
 }
 
 int setup_watchdog(struct tevent_context *ev, int interval)