custom script

[Andreas Ericsson]

Martinus Nel wrote:
> Andreas,
> 
> What I don't understand is how it differs from what's in the script at 
> the moment:
> 
> # Check if file exists.
> if [ ! -f $LOG_FILE ]
> then
>        echo "File does not exist."
>        exit $CRITICAL
> fi
> 

It doesn't. I just didn't read the script properly. Sorry.

> Apart from the fact that your is 4 lines less :-)
> 

And a fair bit more obscure.

> Martinus.
> 
> Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> 
>> Martinus Nel wrote:
>>
>>> Andreas,
>>>
>>> Thank you.  Yes, my bad I tested with root.  Normally users such as 
>>> nagios is set on /bin/false...
>>>
>>> I don't fully understand the line you suggested:
>>>
>>> [ -f "$LOG_FILE" ] || (echo "CRITICAL - $LOG_FILE is not a file"; 
>>> exit 2)
>>>
>>
>> It will exit with state critical if the specified file is not, in 
>> fact, a file. You should add it before grep turns up and throws 
>> hard-to-debug errors.
>>
> 

-- 
Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
Lead Developer


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