Re: monitor service

Yes, something like this should work: check process traccar match "" start program = "/bin/systemctl start traccar" stop program = "/bin/systemctl stop traccar" You just need to replace the " by string that will match your process ... you can test it with

monitor service

Hello! This is absolutely new for me so all possible help is needed. I have monit 5.25.1 installed on Ubuntu 18.04 It monitor apache2 and mariadb but I also have a backend server installed for gps tracking. Can I monitor that also? The traccar.service file looks like this [Unit]

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi Martin, Thank you about the monit stop and start I full understand cause you dont want monit to start a service which have been stopped with proper reason. Ok about the credentials my machine does not have gnome or graphical ui. Is it ok if I set just like this and why cant we

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

The monit command-line interface requires the HTTP interface, as it is used to pass commands from the monit command-line to monit daemon. You can disable it, but the command-line won't work in such case (as described by the error message when your http interface was disabled). Regards, Martin

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

If you will call the start script manually, the service will be monitored only if the monitoring was enabled already. In that case however - if the process is stopped, monit will detect it and will try to restart it automatically, so if you monitor some service via monit, you should use "monit

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi Martin, I am a bit confused. Even if I start manually using ./startDaemon.sh monit is monitoring it right please correct me? Another thing do you want me to change this (you should change the credentials to something else then default "admin:monit") any reason? If I dont enable

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi Martin, Thank you I just did service monit restart and now it works. My next question what is different between starting using say monit start service1 or using the other method ./startDaemon.sh. I notice in both methods when the missing pid monit do restart my app ? Another

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

You need to add it to the monit configuration file ... it is part of default configuration file, snip: --8<-- ## Monit has an embedded HTTP interface which can be used to view status of ## services monitored and manage services from a web interface. The HTTP ## interface is also required if

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi, correct syntax is: monit start service1 Regards, Martin > On 09 Nov 2015, at 16:23, frwa onto wrote: > > Hi, > I have set below in my monit.conf. > > check process service1 with pidfile /var/run/wrapper.service1.pid > start program =

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi Martin, In my version I did this ## Monit has an embedded web server which can be used to view status of ## services monitored and manage services from a web interface. See the ## Monit Wiki if you want to enable SSL for the web server. # set httpd port 2812 and use address

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Hi Martin I got this error now when I did this monit start service1 ? Where to add the 'set httpd statement"? Action start not possible - monit http interface is not enabled, please add the 'set httpd' statement ? Should I start using monit start command or can I use the existing

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

Please make sure you did "monit reload" after configuration changes. Regards, Martin > On 09 Nov 2015, at 16:49, frwa onto wrote: > > Hi Martin, > In my version I did this > > ## Monit has an embedded web server which can be used to view status of > ##

Correct method to monitor service?

Hi, I have set below in my monit.conf. check process service1 with pidfile /var/run/wrapper.service1.pid start program = "/etc/rc.d/init.d/service1 start" with timeout 60 seconds stop program = "/etc/rc.d/init.d/service1 stop" I tried to start the service in this manner monit service1 start

Re: Correct method to monitor service?

If you start the service via monit, monit will start monitoring it. The mentioned "set httpd" statement doesn't allow connections from outside, as it sets monit to listen on localhost (127.0.0.1) only and also sets ACL to allow access only from localhost (127.0.0.1) and using correct