Re: Is this a bug with dependent services?

[Martin Pala]

Monit currently doesn't prevent the dependants from starting - the 
current dependency chain just ensures correct startup sequence.

We plan to improve it in the future.

Martin


Alexey Zilber wrote:
> Hello,
>
>   I have something like this setup:
>
> ---
> check process apache
>         with pidfile /var/run/httpd.pid
>         start program = "/etc/init.d/httpd start"
>         stop program  = "/etc/init.d/httpd stop"
>         mode manual
> group node2
>
> check host http1 with address 192.168.1.25 <http://192.168.1.25>
>         if failed port 80 for 3 times within 3 cycles then exec 
> "/usr/lib/heartbeat/hb_standby"
>         depends on apache
>         mode active
> group node2
>
> check host http2 with address 192.168.1.26 <http://192.168.1.26>
>         if failed port 80 for 3 times within 3 cycles then exec 
> "/usr/lib/heartbeat/hb_standby"
>         depends on apache
>         mode active
> group node2
> ---
> The problem is that even though the 2 checks are dependent on apache, 
> they continue doing their checks even when apache has not been started.  
> Can anyone confirm the proper behavior for this?  I want the two checks 
> to 'follow' the apache status.. is this possible?
>
> -Alex
>
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