Re: [monit] Monitor timestamp only and not existence of file

[Rishad Omar]

On Ubuntu 9.10
$sudo monit -V
This is monit version 5.0.3


On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 23:10 +0100, Martin Pala wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> which monit version exactly you use?
> 
> Regards,
> Martin
> 
> 
> On Mar 8, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Rishad Omar wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I finally installed monit version 5 but can't get monit to stop alerting
> > about file existence. 
> > 
> > Ideally, I just want an alert when there is a timeout. So, no alert on
> > "exist" and "nonexist".
> > 
> > This is my configuration: 
> >     check file mylock path /some/where/lock
> >             if timestamp > 5 minutes 
> >                     then exec "some command"
> >             alert address@hidden only on { timestamp }
> >             #alert address@hidden but not on { nonexist } ... tried this 
> > too excl/incl the line above!
> > 
> > 
> > I have looked at documentation as you suggested, Martin, but can't
> > figure it out. I expected that "only on timeout" should exclude
> > everything else.
> > 
> > Your help much appreciated. Rishad
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 18:47 +0100, Martin Pala wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> you can set mail filter to suppress existence alert:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> alert address@hidden but not on { nonexist }
> >> 
> >> 
> >> See manual for more details: 
> >> http://www.mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#setting_a_local_alert_statement
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Note: the "not" option requires monit-5.x
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Martin
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Jan 21, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Rishad Omar wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hello,
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> I'd like to monitor the timestamp of a file and execute my command
> >>> when
> >>> the file is 'old'. But I don't want to be alerted if the file exists
> >>> nor
> >>> if the the file doesn't exist. 
> >>> That is, I want to be alerted ONLY if the file exists and is older
> >>> than
> >>> 10 mins.
> >>> 
> >>> The following works fine with the timestamp but in addition I get
> >>> alerted when the file exists and then later that it doesn't exist.
> >>> 
> >>>       check file lock path /some/path/lock
> >>>               if timestamp > 10 minutes
> >>>                   then exec "/some/command"
> >>> 
> >>> I tried the following, but it hasn't helped:
> >>> 
> >>>       check file lock path /some/path/lock
> >>>               start program = "/bin/touch /tmp/1.1"
> >>>               if timestamp > 10 minutes
> >>>                   then exec "/some/command"
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks, Rishad
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
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