--- monit-3.1/validate.c	Sat Dec 21 14:56:04 2002
+++ monit-3.1-monex/validate.c	Tue Feb  4 08:14:28 2003
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ static void do_validate(Process_T p) {
 
   ASSERT(p);
   
-  /* First, check for pre-conditions */
-  if(do_not_validate(p)) return;
   
   /* Set a SIGTERM block */
   sigemptyset(&ns);
@@ -141,6 +139,9 @@ static void do_validate(Process_T p) {
   /* Test for running process */
   if(!(pid= is_process_running(p))) {
     
+     /* check for pre-conditions */
+    if(do_not_validate(p)) return;
+    
     do_start(p, "Reason: Process is not running.");
     goto reinstall;
     
@@ -152,8 +153,29 @@ static void do_validate(Process_T p) {
 
     }
     
+    /*
+     * if process is restared manually then activate it again....
+     */
+
+    if (!p->do_validate && p->mode != MODE_PASSIVE) {
+	    
+      LOCK(Run.mutex)
+         p->do_validate= TRUE;
+      END_LOCK;
+      
+      if(Run.debug) {
+
+        log("'%s' with pid %d activated monitoring\n", p->name, (int)pid);
+
+      }
+    } else
+
+      /* check for pre-conditions */
+      if(do_not_validate(p)) return;
+
   }
 
+
   if(Run.doprocess) {
 
     if(update_process_data(p, pid)) {