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RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes
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From: <dav...@da...> - 2006-05-31 00:47:12
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Notifications are not being sent. I'll set up another failure situation to test it. David Coley Codecipher -----Original Message----- From: web...@li... [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie Cameron Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:14 PM To: web...@li... Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes Well, that proves that at least part of Webmin is working :) Are any of the monitors in the System and Server Status module sending email when something goes down? You could test this by intentionally shutting down some service, then running /etc/webmin/status/monitor.pl as root from the command line to trigger a check.. - Jamie On 30/May/2006 19:01 dav...@da... wrote .. > Yes it is e-mailing correctly. > > David Coley > Codecipher > > -----Original Message----- > From: web...@li... > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie > Cameron > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:31 AM > To: web...@li... > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes > > Can Webmin send mail at all? You could test this using the Read User Mail > module to try sending one .. > > It is possible that mail from Webmin isn't going out at all, perhaps due > to > an incorrectly configured SMTP server. > > - Jamie > > On 29/May/2006 18:28 dav...@da... wrote .. > > Hum... weird. > > > > I don't even see a log for Webmin sending the e-mail, and I have it setup > > to > > send the mail. > > > > David Coley > > Codecipher > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: web...@li... > > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie > > Cameron > > Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 1:46 AM > > To: web...@li... > > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes > > > > Hi David, > > I wouldn't recommand using a check for the existence of the PID file, > > as if Apache crashes or it terminated that file may still exist (but > > contain an invalid PID). It would be better to use the 'Remote HTTP > server' > > monitor, which can make a test HTTP request to your local Apache server. > > > > SSH wouldn't be an issue here, but spam filtering may be. The email > > Webmin sends looks like : > > > > From: webmin@fudu.home > > Subject: Service monitor : Apache Webserver down on fudu.home > > > > Monitor on fudu.home for 'Apache Webserver' has detected that the service > > has gone > > down at Mon Feb 27 17:00:03 2006 > > > > - Jamie > > > > On 28/May/2006 21:12 dav...@da... wrote .. > > > I just setup a different type of monitoring to try the PID issue, (does > > > this > > > file exist) monitor. > > > > > > It didn't send out the e-mail. With out me having to dig through the > > code, > > > do you know what the message format is? Perhaps some spam filter I'm > > not > > > aware of somewhere along our "Benevolent" internet is grabbing it as > > spam. > > > > > > Also, webmin runs on our .50 IP, but SSH is blocked from all but one > > other > > > IP address (I know the SSH Java shell doesn't work for example) could > > that > > > be affecting this? > > > > > > > > > > > > David Coley > > > > > > Codecipher > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: web...@li... > > > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie > > > Cameron > > > Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:00 PM > > > To: web...@li... > > > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes > > > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps it isn't detecting that Apache is down .. > > > Webmin checks the PID file rather than trying a connection to port > 80, > > > and in some cases it is possible that the PID file may still contain > > a > > > valid > > > process ID even when Apache is not properly running. > > > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > On 28/May/2006 10:29 dav...@da... wrote .. > > > > > > No the monitor isn't e-mailing me when it is down. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hum. let me check the logs and reply back > > > > > > > > > > > > David Coley > > > > > > Codecipher > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: web...@li... > > > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie > > > Cameron > > > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:50 PM > > > To: web...@li... > > > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes > > > > > > > > > > > > So you have the restart command setup, but it isn't being run? > > > Is Webmin actually emailing you when Apache is down? That would > determine > > > if > > > the > > > problem is with the monitor, or the command .. > > > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > On 27/May/2006 07:28 dav...@da... wrote .. > > > > > > Yes, I did. I setup a monitor for Apache and set it to check when > it > > goes > > > down. > > > > > > > > > > > > Set to check every 5 minutes and e-mail myself when it goes down as > well > > > as > > > run the command: > > > > > > > > > > > > /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart > > > > > > > > > > > > Now I notice when it runs the check a <defunct> webmin appears for > 30 > > > seconds in ps -auxf but goes away. > > > > > > > > > > > > We're running Redhat ES3 and have SSH/Telnet disabled on all IP's except > > > for > > > one. > > > > > > > > > > > > Could that be causing the issue? If so is there a way to tell WebMin > > to > > > use > > > IP XXX.XXX.XXX.54 when trying to do commands? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > David Coley > > > > > > Codecipher > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: web...@li... > > > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of Jamie > > > Cameron > > > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 1:27 AM > > > To: web...@li... > > > Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Automatic restarting of Failed processes > > > > > > > > > > > > On 26/May/2006 22:17 dav...@da... wrote .. > > > > > > Is there a way currently to have certain services / CPU processes > > monitored > > > with Webmin, and have the services restarted if they go down. I was > > looking > > > at the Webmin Monitor script but it wasn't restarting the HTTP like > I > > wanted > > > it too. > > > > > > Hi David, > > > Have you looked at the System and Server Status module? It lets you > > monitor > > > things like Apache, and you can specify a command to run if it is > detected > > > to be down (like apachectl start). > > > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications > > in > > the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 > > - > > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at > web...@li... > > To remove yourself from this list, go to > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications > > in > > the hosting industry. 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