Re: failing to stop a service means giving up on starting?

Hello,

if the stop method failed, it's not clear if it's safe to run the start method (the service is in kind of undefined state).

You can add a standalone restart method that will override the default stop+start sequence (the restart method can be better prepared for such exceptions then stop+start):

	check process redis ...
		start method = "/etc/init.d/redis-server start"
		stop method = "/etc/init.d/redis-server stop"
		restart method = "/etc/init.d/redis-server restart"


Best regards,
Martin



> On 4 Jan 2018, at 14:45, SZÉPE Viktor <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> Why there is no "start" attempt for 'redis' after the failed stop?
> 
> [UTC Jan  4 12:35:11] error    : 'redis' failed protocol test [REDIS] at [localhost]:6379 [TCP/IP] -- Connection refused
> [UTC Jan  4 12:35:12] info     : 'redis' trying to restart
> [UTC Jan  4 12:35:12] info     : 'redis' stop: '/etc/init.d/redis-server stop'
> [UTC Jan  4 12:35:42] error    : 'redis' failed to stop (exit status -1) -- '/etc/init.d/redis-server stop': Program timed out -- Stopping redis-server:
> 
> [UTC Jan  4 12:37:37] error    : 'redis_test' status failed (1) -- no output
> [UTC Jan  4 12:37:37] info     : 'olm2.olm.hu' swap usage check succeeded [current swap usage=6.3%]
> [UTC Jan  4 12:37:37] info     : 'olm2.olm.hu' mem usage check succeeded [current mem usage=7.0%]
> 
> [UTC Jan  4 12:39:32] error    : 'redis_test' status failed (1) -- no output
> 
> I'd like monit to keep on trying.
> Please advise.
> 
> 
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