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Re: monit error for simple file check?

From:	Jan-Henrik Haukeland
Subject:	Re: monit error for simple file check?
Date:	Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:01:43 +0200

Thanks for the report. We'll look into it and try to include a bug-fixin the upcoming 4.5.1 release.


On Apr 12, 2005, at 11:00, Claus Klein wrote:

Today, I have retested it with the newest debian monit version
and it seem, it works with V4.4.

So I think it is a bug in monit V4.5!

Claus Klein

address@hidden:/etc# rm /var/cache/SystemTestDone
address@hidden:/etc# monit status
...

Process 'ntpd'
  status                            initializing
  monitoring status                 initializing
  data collected                    Tue Apr 12 10:50:10 2005

File 'TestLockFile'
  status                            Does not exist
  monitoring status                 monitored
  data collected                    Tue Apr 12 10:50:12 2005

address@hidden:/etc# touch /var/cache/SystemTestDone
address@hidden:/etc# monit -V
This is monit version 4.4
Copyright (C) 2000-2004 by the monit project group. All RightsReserved.
address@hidden:/etc#  monit status
...

Process 'ntpd'
  status                            running
  monitoring status                 monitored
  pid                               10061
  parent pid                        1
  uptime                            2m
  childrens                         0
  memory kilobytes                  3372
  memory kilobytes total            3372
  memory percent                    0.6%
  memory percent total              0.6%
  cpu percent                       0.0%
  cpu percent total                 0.0%
  port response time                2.001s to localhost:123 [DEFAULT]
  data collected                    Tue Apr 12 10:53:40 2005

File 'TestLockFile'
  status                            accessible
  monitoring status                 monitored
  permission                        644
  uid                               0
  gid                               0
  timestamp                         Tue Apr 12 10:52:12 2005
  size                              0 B
  data collected                    Tue Apr 12 10:53:40 2005

address@hidden:/etc#

On Sunday 03 April 2005 12:19, Claus Klein wrote:
Hi,

with the following configuration I run into problems with monit.
It seems, that the file is only checked at startup?
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# tail/etc/monit/monitrc summary
check process ntpd with pidfile /var/run/ntpd.pid
   depends on TestLockFile
   group server
   start program  "/etc/init.d/ntp-server start"
   stop program  "/etc/init.d/ntp-server stop"
   if failed port 123 type udp then restart
   if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout

check file TestLockFile with path /var/cache/SystemTestDone

address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# uname -a
Linux www.clausklein.homelinux.net 2.6.8-2-686 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:58:38EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc summary
The monit daemon 4.5 uptime: 10m

System 'www.clausklein.homelinux.net'
  load average                      [0.01] [0.05] [0.07]
  cpu                               1.7%us 0.5%sy 0.3%wa
  memory usage                      199340 kB [38.6%]
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 11:14:45 2005
Process 'apache ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:50 2005File 'apache_bin ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:50 2005Device 'homefs ' Resource limit matched monitoredat Sun Apr 3 11:14:50 2005Device 'rootfs ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:50 2005Process 'snmpd ' Execution failed monitored atSun Apr 3 11:14:50 2005Process 'pure-ftpd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:50 2005Process 'dictd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005Process 'ntpd ' Execution failed monitored atSun Apr 3 11:14:45 2005 # depend on 'TestLockFile' !Process 'wwwoffled ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'wwwoffled_rc' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005Process 'privoxy ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'privoxy_bin ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'privoxy_rc ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005Process 'cron ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'cron_rc ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005Process 'syslogd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'syslogd_file' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:14:45 2005File 'TestLockFile' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:10:35 2005 <<<<<<<<<<< only tested ones? # I removed it aftermonit startup!
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5#
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc validate
'ntpd' process is not running
'ntpd' trying to restart
'ntpd' start: /etc/init.d/ntp-server
No lockfile found: /var/cache/SystemTestDone
'snmpd' process is not running
'snmpd' trying to restart
'snmpd' start: /etc/init.d/snmpd
Starting network management services: snmptrapd.
'homefs' space usage 94.0% matches resource limit [space usage>90.0%]
'ntpd' failed to start
'snmpd' failed to start
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc summary
The monit daemon 4.5 uptime: 15m

System 'www.clausklein.homelinux.net'
  load average                      [0.35] [0.13] [0.09]
  cpu                               3.9%us 0.9%sy 0.3%wa
  memory usage                      200604 kB [38.8%]
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 11:18:46 2005
Process 'apache ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:52 2005File 'apache_bin ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:52 2005Device 'homefs ' Resource limit matched monitoredat Sun Apr 3 11:18:52 2005Device 'rootfs ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:52 2005Process 'snmpd ' Execution failed monitored atSun Apr 3 11:18:52 2005Process 'pure-ftpd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:52 2005Process 'dictd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:47 2005Process 'ntpd ' Execution failed monitored atSun Apr 3 11:18:47 2005Process 'wwwoffled ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005File 'wwwoffled_rc' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005Process 'privoxy ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005File 'privoxy_bin ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:47 2005File 'privoxy_rc ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:47 2005Process 'cron ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005File 'cron_rc ' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005Process 'syslogd ' running monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005File 'syslogd_file' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:18:46 2005File 'TestLockFile' accessible monitored at Sun Apr3 11:10:35 2005 <<<<<<<<<<< This is wrong!address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5#ls -lrta /var/cache/SystemTestDone
ls: /var/cache/SystemTestDone: No such file or directory
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc reload
I added 'every 2 cycle' to the TestLockFile file check block:

check file TestLockFile with path /var/cache/SystemTestDone
   every 2 cycles
   if failed permission 644 then alert
But the status is still wrong too after an reload and I reseve nomail about TestLockFile?
Process 'ntpd'
  status                            Execution failed
  monitoring status                 monitored
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 11:37:33 2005

File 'TestLockFile'
  status                            accessible
  monitoring status                 monitored
  path                              /var/cache/SystemTestDone
permission 0# it seems true because the file does not exist!
  uid                               0
  gid                               0
timestamp Thu Jan 1 01:00:00 1970 # itseems true because the file does not exist!
  size                              0 B
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 11:37:33 2005

address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# date
Sun Apr  3 11:38:16 CEST 2005

Than I tryed this:
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc -t
Control file syntax OK
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ls/var/cache/SystemTestDone
ls: /var/cache/SystemTestDone: No such file or directory
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc status | tail -20
  size                              102056 B
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 12:04:44 2005

Process 'ntpd'
  status                            Execution failed
  monitoring status                 monitored
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 12:04:44 2005

File 'TestLockFile'
  status                            accessible
  monitoring status                 monitored
  path                              /var/cache/SystemTestDone
  permission                        0
  uid                               0
  gid                               0
  timestamp                         Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
  size                              0 B
  checksum                          (null)(MD5)
  data collected                    Sun Apr  3 12:04:44 2005

address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# !tail
tail -7 /etc/monit/monitrc

check file TestLockFile with path /var/cache/SystemTestDone
   every 2 cycles
   if failed permission 644 then alert
   if failed checksum and
      expect the sum d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e then alert
   if size > 0 B then alert
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# !ls
ls /var/cache/SystemTestDone
ls: /var/cache/SystemTestDone: No such file or directory
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5#


But when I configure it like this, I can't start monit?
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# ./monit-c /etc/monit/monitrc -t/etc/monit/monitrc:541: Error: cannot compute a checksum for a file/var/cache/SystemTestDone 'root'address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5# tail/etc/monit/monitrc
check file TestLockFile with path /var/cache/SystemTestDone
   every 2 cycles
   if failed permission 644 then alert
   if failed checksum and
      expect the sum d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e then alert
   if size != 0 B then alert
   if failed uid root then alert
    # only this seems to work for an empty file?
   if failed checksum then alert
address@hidden:/home/claus/src/buildroot/build_powerpc/monit-4.5#


What goes wrong?

Claus Klein




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