Package: monit
Version: 1:5.4-2
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
Hello, I tried to monitor rsyslogd with the following configuration:
check process rsyslog with pidfile /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
group system
group rsyslog
start program = "/etc/init.d/rsyslog start"
stop program = "/etc/init.d/rsyslog stop"
if failed unixsocket /dev/log type UDP then restart
if 5 restarts with 5 cycles then timeout
depend rsyslog_rc
check file rsyslog_rc with path "/etc/init.d/rsyslog"
group rsyslog
include /etc/monit/templates/rootbin
However Monit complains that the service "failed, cannot open a connection to
UNIX[/dev/log]", ``monit summary`` shows "connection failed". I am able to
open a connection using ``nc -U -u /dev/log``, so the test should be possible.
Running ``monit -I -v`` however shows "Unix Socket = if failed [/dev/log
[protocol DEFAULT] with timeout 5 seconds and retry 0 time(s)] 1 times within 1
cycle(s) then restart else if succeeded 1 times within 1 cycle(s) then alert".
The ``protocol DEFAULT`` part makes it look like Monit is completely ignoring
the ``type UDP`` clause for unix sockets, which is a pity since it prevents
thoroughly monitoring the main system logger.
This may be the same case reported in Jul 2011 by mad in the mailing list:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.monitoring.monit.general/5418
Thank you very much.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.4
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32.16-linode28 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
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