Re: [monit] check file - if missing to do XX? possible?

[Joe Shang]

Sure?

It isn't working for me.

I am using :

This is monit version 5.0_beta4

check file TEST
        with path /home/TEST/nginx/TESTFILE
        start program = "/usr/local/nothing.sh"
        if changed checksum
                then exec "/usr/local/testconfig.sh"

Its erroring out with:

:5: Error: cannot compute a checksum for file  /home/TEST/nginx/TESTFILE 'TEST'

I want it to run nothing.sh if the file doesn't exist, but if it does
exist, to continue monitoring it with checksum changes.

But it isn't working here , should it, or am I missing something here?

Joe

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Martin Pala <address@hidden> wrote:
> The limitation where Monit required monitored file to exist on Monit start
> was removed in upcoming Monit 5.0, you can get the last beta here (note that
> the beta is production stable):
> http://mmonit.com/monit/dist/beta/
>
> If the file doesn't exist, Monit executes automatically the start program =>
> everything you need to do is define the start program like this:
>
>  check file with path /home/thisfile.txt
>    start program = "/path/to/my/script"
>
>
> Martin
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2008, at 1:37 AM, Joe Shang wrote:
>
>> I want to enable in monit, to check for a file, like
>>
>> check file with path /home/thisfile.txt
>>
>> And I want if the file does not exist to execute a script for me... etc.
>>
>> Though what happens is monit doesn't even start cause that file does
>> not exist, how can get over this? are there different parameters?
>>
>> Because I have other arguments that if file does exist, to check for
>> changed checksum, and if changed to run a certain script.
>>
>> But what is most important to me, is to check if the file exist, and
>> if not.. well execute something.
>>
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