pid change notice

[Gerrit Kühn]

Hi all,

I wonder why I sometimes get PID change notices although there is
obviously nothing changing:

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PID changed Service susepics 

        Date:        Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:44:08 +0200
        Action:      alert
        Host:        fe2
        Description: process PID changed to 9967

PID changed Service susepics 

        Date:        Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:54:11 +0200
        Action:      alert
        Host:        fe2
        Description: process PID changed to 9967
        
PID changed Service susepics 

        Date:        Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:59:22 +0200
        Action:      alert
        Host:        fe2
        Description: process PID changed to 9967
---


As you can see, the PID stays the same all the time, it is still the same
even now. The config line for this is

---
check process susepics matching "\./g1susepics g1susepicsG1.cmd"
        if changed pid for 3 cycles then alert
---

The string is the full commandline, I am not aware of any other processes
that might pop up and match the same line. I added the "3 cycles" to
prevent getting these false alarms. I think it somehow worked, because I
get them less often now, but still once or twice a day.
Any idea what might be causing this and how to prevent it?


cu
  Gerrit