Re: File contains with specific word

[Jostein Berntsen]

On 22.07.11,17:55, Jostein Berntsen wrote:
> On 22.07.11,14:32, Jostein Berntsen wrote:
> > On 29.06.11,07:15, AJames wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I am trying the execute the following example to check  whenever the log
> > > file will update with any error message i have to alert. I added the
> > > following line in my monitrc file.
> > > 
> > > check file test.txt  with path /home/sample/test.txt
> > >            if match
> > >                 "error" then alert
> > > 
> > > Let me know if am wrong any where.
> > 
> > I was just about to post a mail regarding the same issue when I saw this. I 
> > have
> > the exactly same problem:
> > 
> > # File check test
> > #
> > check file word with path /home/jostein/word.txt
> >  if match "Peter.*" then
> >        alert
> > 
> > This is the message on the monit web report:
> > 
> > Match regex no
> > Associated regex    If If match "Peter.*" 1 times within 1 cycle(s) then 
> > alert
> >     
> > Is there any way to resolve this? Other alerts for file directory size and 
> > RAM
> > use and more is working as expected. 
> > 
> > This is Monit version 5.2.5
> > Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Tildeslash Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> > 
> 
> When I change the file and word to be monitored it does not work again 
> though.  
> 
> I have done "monit reload" and "pkill monit && monit", but this does not seem 
> to
> change anything. 
> 
> 
>
Wonder if this is a bug or some error I do?

Jostein