check_ps.sh

Project Notes

Description

check_ps.sh is a Nagios plugin to check a specific process via ps.
You may provide any string as an argument to match a specific
process. Please note that the output could be distorted if the
argument matches various processes, so please make sure to use
unique strings to match a process.
Version

Version 1.0, 2009, Mike Adolphs (http://www.matejunkie.com/)
-h/--help Output

check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 10 -c 20 -t cpu

Options:

-p/--process)
You need to provide a string for which the ps output is then
then greped.
-w/--warning)
Defines a warning level for a target which is explained below.
Default is: off
-c/--critical)
Defines a critical level for a target which is explained below.
Default is: off
-t/--target)
A target can be defined via -t. Choose between cpu and mem.
Default is: mem

Output example

user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox
OK - Process: firefox, User: user, CPU: 12.4%, RAM: 17.2%, Start: May29, CPU Time: 12907 min | 'cpu'=12.4 'memory'=17.2 'cputime'=12907
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 5 -c 10
CRITICAL - Process: firefox, User: user, CPU: 12.4%, RAM: 17.2%, Start: May29, CPU Time: 12908 min | 'cpu'=12.4 'memory'=17.2 'cputime'=12908
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 5 -c 20
WARNING - Process: firefox, User: user, CPU: 12.4%, RAM: 17.2%, Start: May29, CPU Time: 12909 min | 'cpu'=12.4 'memory'=17.2 'cputime'=12909
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 20 -c 25
OK - Process: firefox, User: user, CPU: 12.4%, RAM: 17.2%, Start: May29, CPU Time: 12909 min | 'cpu'=12.4 'memory'=17.2 'cputime'=12909 ]
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 5 -c 10 -t cpu
CRITICAL - Process: firefox, User: user, CPU: 12.4%, RAM: 17.2%, Start: May29, CPU Time: 12923 min | 'cpu'=12.4 'memory'=17.2 'cputime'=12923
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 10 -c 5
Please adjust your warning/critical thresholds. The warning must be lower than the critical level!
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -w 10
Please also set a critical value when you want to use warning/critical thresholds!
user@host: ~ $ ./check_ps.sh -p firefox -c 10
Please also set a warning value when you want to use warning/critical thresholds!
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