<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Well, on linux you can get a couple of columns useful to your need from the ps command. They are:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> lstart STARTEDtime the command started.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> And <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> etime ELAPSEDelapsed time since the process was started, in the<o:p></o:p> form [[dd-]hh:]mm:ss.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> For example<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> cbaker@rain:~$ ps -Ao lstart,etime,comm<o:p></o:p> STARTED ELAPSED COMMAND<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 init<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 kthreadd<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 migration/0<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 ksoftirqd/0<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 watchdog/0<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 migration/1<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 ksoftirqd/1<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 watchdog/1<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 migration/2<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 ksoftirqd/2<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 watchdog/2<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 migration/3<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 ksoftirqd/3<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 watchdog/3<o:p></o:p> Wed Oct 28 17:22:55 2009 17:12:33 events/0<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Unfortunately to my knowledge the ps in Solaris does not have etime or anything similar. It does have stime <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> STIME (f)<o:p></o:p> The starting time of the process, given in hours,<o:p></o:p> minutes, and seconds. (A process begun more than<o:p></o:p> twenty-four hours before the ps inquiry is executed is<o:p></o:p> given in months and days.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> You should be able to script a check using that info.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Charles H. Baker<o:p></o:p> Unix System Administration<o:p></o:p> cbaker@nuvox.com<o:p></o:p> 864.331.7896 | 864.990.1297<o:p></o:p> It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts. Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: Valerio.FABRIZIO@sungard.com [mailto:Valerio.FABRIZIO@sungard.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:58 AM To: nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] R: check_procs<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi<o:p></o:p> No, the processes are started and stopped with a crontab at a specified time.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> Valerio Fabrizio * Technical Specialist * SunGard * Global Trading * GLESIA Srl - via Degli Amedei, 15 20123 Milano, Italy Tel:+39 02 45442332 * Fax:+39 45 44 22 99 * Mobile:+39 3463949080 * valerio.fabrizio@sungard.com * www.sungard.com/GlobalTrading<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Da: Baker, Charles H. [mailto:cbaker@nuvox.com] Inviato: giovedì 29 ottobre 2009 14.54 A: nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net Oggetto: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] check_procs<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Does the process have to run to completion? Or can it be shutdown at a specified time and started at a specified time?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Charles H. Baker<o:p></o:p> Unix System Administration<o:p></o:p> cbaker@nuvox.com<o:p></o:p> 864.331.7896 | 864.990.1297<o:p></o:p> It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts. Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: Valerio.FABRIZIO@sungard.com [mailto:Valerio.FABRIZIO@sungard.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:05 AM To: nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] check_procs<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi all<o:p></o:p> I’m using check_procs plugin to monitor our clients’ processes (on Linux and Solaris OS), and I need to add a check on processes’ date.<o:p></o:p> What I need Is to be sure that a process has started today (for us it’s important that the procs we monitor stop in the evening and start again in the morning) can someone help me on this?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Valerio Fabrizio * Technical Specialist * SunGard * Global Trading * GLESIA Srl - via Degli Amedei, 15 20123 Milano, Italy Tel:+39 02 45442332 * Fax:+39 45 44 22 99 * Mobile:+39 3463949080 * valerio.fabrizio@sungard.com * www.sungard.com/GlobalTrading<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>