Re: [monit-dev] feature

[rory]

rory wrote:
> In our situation, we have our software on an nfs-repository. My monit 
> startup scripts are dynamically generated via a config file that maps 
> services to hostnames. Thus my "upgrade" doesn't deal with copying 
> binaries, rather it just has to manage the symlinks in my 
> /etc/rc.d/init.d space. I already have all the tools to do this, I 
> just want a consistent entry point.
>
> m|monit already has the necessary machinery to extend it to be very 
> useful in this case. For my test environments, which I actually run 
> and develop on, I've exceeded my screen size to window number ratio. I 
> can no longer have a window for each machine I have to personally 
> manage fit on one desktop and be readable/useful. Thus, it's time to 
> implement a solution which no longer requires me to be logged into the 
> machines. 8-)
>
> From a security standpoint, if you don't have the directive, it 
> wouldn't be enabled. 8-)
Or, would it be better to implement this wholly inside of m|monit, and 
have m|monit issue "ssh -e" commands to the host to manage the updates?