Re: [PATCH] ICMP with optional host parameter

[Jan-Henrik Haukeland]

On Jan 20, 2005, at 21:17, Martin Pala wrote:

> However maybe it could be useful to:
>
> - extend restart and similar monit actions by optional argument which 
> may specify monit's service name (to bypass the exec trick)

And as an alternative to the depend trick :)

> - allow to specify list of actions
>
> Possible syntax:
>
>   IF FAILED <test> THEN {<action> [<service>], ...}
>
> Example:
>
> --8<--
> check process ipsec with pidfile /var/run/ipsec.pid
>  start program = "/etc/init.d/ipsec start"
>  stop program = "/etc/init.d/ipsec stop"
>
> check host theotherside with address the.other.side
>   if failed icmp type echo then alert, restart ipsec
> --8<--
>
> (i.e. monit will send alert for service 'theotherside' && restart 
> service named 'ipsec')
>
>
> What do you think?

+1 Looks very useful and should be a good alternative to using depend. 
This is probably more understandable.

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