Re: monitor ntpd process and generate a trap

--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Jacob Steinberger <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Jacob Steinberger <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: monitor ntpd process and generate a trap
> To: [email protected]
> Received: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 2:03 PM
> Quoting PoWah Wong <[email protected]>:
> > # service ntpd restart
> > Shutting down ntpd:         
>                
>               [ 
> OK  ]
> > Starting ntpd:         
>                
>                
>    [  OK  ]
> >
> > The 172.20.11.72 computer do not receive any trap from
> ntpd restart.
> 
> That's fully expected. A restart of NTP takes less than a
> second. SNMP  
> monitors processes not by PIDs or kernel messages, but by
> just their  
> name in a `ps -e`. The monitor process, by default, occurs
> every 60  
> seconds.
> 
> Stop NTP for a minute or two, and see if you get an alarm.
> 
> Jacob
> 
You are right.
I get an alarm after stopping NTP for a minute or two.
Thanks.


      __________________________________________________________________
Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! 

http://www.flickr.com/gift/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial
Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited
royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing 
server and web deployment.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects
_______________________________________________
Net-snmp-users mailing list
[email protected]
Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users