Re: [monit] "if changed checksum then exec" not working

[Joe Shang]

Makes sense, thanks.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Martin Pala <address@hidden> wrote:
> The /usr/local/reimportconfig.sh most probably is executed but it most
> probably didn't succeeded.
>
> You can run monit with the -v option to see the tests progress and actions.
>
> The problem could be more likely the environment variables ... monit sets
> spartan environment for the executed programs, so the script may be missing
> some variables.
>
>
> FAQ.txt excerpt:
>
> 6. Q: I'm having trouble getting monit to execute any "start" or
>      "stop" program commands.  The log file says that they're being
>      executed, and I can't find anything wrong when I run monit in
>      verbose mode.
>
>   A: Monit did start the program but for some reason the service dies
>      later. Before we go on and introduce you to the fine art of
>      system debugging, it's worth to note that:
>
>      For security reasons monit purges the environment and only set a
>      spartan PATH variable that contains /bin, /usr/bin, /sbin and
>      /usr/sbin. If your program or script dies, the reason could be
>      that it expects certain environment variables or to find certain
>      programs via the PATH. If this is the case you should set the
>      environment variables you need directly in the start or stop
>      script called by monit.
>
>
>
> Joe Shang wrote:
>>
>> I  have 5.0_beta4 , and using:
>>
>> check file httpd.conf
>>       with path /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
>>       if changed checksum
>>               then exec "/usr/local/reimportconfig.sh"
>>
>> It does detect the change in "monit status" when there is a change ,
>> but it does not execute.
>>
>> If I run:
>>
>> /usr/local/reimportconfig.sh
>>
>> It does THEN execute what I wanted to execute with the above
>> parameters. My script has proper execution permissions, and it can
>> properly run as root.
>>
>> Is this a bug on monit, or am I missing something in my config?
>>
>> Pulling my hair abit on this one, I hope its a bug.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
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