Re: [monit-dev] Capturing stderr from init scripts

[Martin Pala]

Currently this is not supported, but can be interesting feature.

I have added it to the TODO list:
http://www.tildeslash.com/monit/doc/next.php#41

... if you want to, you can give it a stab, patches are welcomed ;)


Thanks,
Martin




Brian Candler wrote:
> This may be a feature request, or it may be an RTFM. In any case, if it
> doesn't belong on this list, please tell me so :-)
>
> If an init script fails, currently the stderr output it generates doesn't
> seem to be logged anywhere. So for example, monit shows me just:
>
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: 'testapp_mongrel_1' process is not 
> running
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: 'testapp_mongrel_1' trying to restart
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: 'testapp_mongrel_1' start:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: /usr/bin/mongrel_rails
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: cluster::start
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: --clean
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: -C
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: /etc/mongrel.d/testapp.conf
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: --only
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]: 10001
> Mar 26 20:58:14 localhost monit[24709]:
> Mar 26 20:58:44 localhost monit[24709]: 'testapp_mongrel_1' failed to start
>
> However if I run the script *by hand*, I can see what the problem is:
>
> # /usr/bin/mongrel_rails cluster::start --clean -C /etc/mongrel.d/testapp.conf 
> --only 10001
> starting port 10001
> !!! Prefix must begin with / and not end in /
> !!! User does not exist: Rtestapp
> !!! Group does not exist: Rtestapp
> mongrel::start reported an error. Use mongrel_rails mongrel::start -h to get 
> help.
>
> Is it possible to get monit to record the script error output somewhere?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian.
>
>
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