Some comments.

[Peter Holdaway]

Hi,

  I am trying out the new 4.1 monit and it looks very nice.

  Two comments I would like to make are ...

1. File Timestamp

  Removing the timestamp syntax from "check process" and limiting it to
"check file" is a bit annoying as it reveals in the http GUI the internals
of how I am using a regularly updated file timestamp to check if a process
is working correctly.

  In 3.2, the easiest way to instrument a process for continuous monitoring
by monit was to add a file timestamp updating routine. I am now considering
creating a TCP port purely for monit's use.

  It seems to me that it is inconsistent to allow a connection test inside a
process entry, but not a timestamp test.

  Oh well ...

2. GUI ease of use.

  May I suggest that you make it a bit easier to start/stop/restart
processes?

  Enclosed is a wrapper we use around the monit HTTP GUI that I find very
convenient.

  The Select link selects all the processes and the selection box will
stop/start or restart the selected processes.

  It would also be nice if the groups were also visible in the http GUI,
perhaps by "grouping" processes in separate sections. :-)


Regards,

Peter Holdaway

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