1 files changed, 36 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_procs.c b/plugins/check_procs.c
index c66d33de..9a3dc015 100644
--- a/plugins/check_procs.c
+++ b/plugins/check_procs.c
@@ -145,18 +145,29 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         /* If we get anything on STDERR, at least set warning */
         while (fgets (input_buffer, MAX_INPUT_BUFFER - 1, child_stderr)) {
                 if (verbose)
-                        printf ("%s", input_buffer);
-                result = max (result, STATE_WARNING);
+                        printf ("STDERR: %s", input_buffer);
+                /*Cannot use max() any more as STATE_UNKNOWN is gt STATE_CRITICAL 
+                result = max (result, STATE_WARNING); */
+                if ( !(result == STATE_CRITICAL) ) {
+                        result = STATE_WARNING;
+                }
+                        printf ("System call sent warnings to stderr\n");
         }
-        if (result > STATE_OK)
+        
+/*      if (result == STATE_UNKNOWN || result == STATE_WARNING)
                 printf ("System call sent warnings to stderr\n");
-
+*/
         (void) fclose (child_stderr);
 
         /* close the pipe */
         if (spclose (child_process)) {
                 printf ("System call returned nonzero status\n");
-                return max (result, STATE_WARNING);
+                if ( !(result == STATE_CRITICAL) ) {
+                        return STATE_WARNING;
+                }
+                else {
+                        return result ;
+                }
         }
 
         if (options == ALL)
@@ -164,7 +175,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
         if (found == 0) {                                                       /* no process lines parsed so return STATE_UNKNOWN */
                 printf ("Unable to read output\n");
-                return max (result, STATE_UNKNOWN);
+
+                return result;
         }
 
         if (verbose && (options & STAT))
@@ -199,15 +211,30 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         }
         else if (wmax >= 0 && procs > wmax) {
                 printf (format, "WARNING", procs);
-                return max (result, STATE_WARNING);
+                if ( !(result == STATE_CRITICAL) ) {
+                        return STATE_WARNING;
+                }
+                else {
+                        return result ;
+                }
+                /*return max (result, STATE_WARNING); */
         }
         else if (wmin >= 0 && procs < wmin) {
                 printf (format, "WARNING", procs);
-                return max (result, STATE_WARNING);
+                if ( !(result == STATE_CRITICAL) ) {
+                        return STATE_WARNING;
+                }
+                else {
+                        return result ;
+                }
+                /*return max (result, STATE_WARNING); */
         }
 
         printf (format, "OK", procs);
-        return max (result, STATE_OK);
+        if ( result == STATE_UNKNOWN ) {
+                result = STATE_OK;
+        }
+        return result;
 }
 
 /* process command-line arguments */