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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>You could do it with your own test. It's not something I have tried but off the top of my head (and assuming you are using a UNIX client):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>A script is configured with a file name in it, the file name contains the uptime of the server in seconds (not sure how you get this but it's not difficult).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every time the server runs it checks the current uptime with the contents of the file,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the number in the file is greater than the current uptime then the server has been rebooted and you send a red alert to the Xymon server. You can set the script to run once a day so it doesn't consume vast amounts of CPU, it will always be run when the client is first started up but since you are checking the uptime you won't get any false alerts (which you would get if you just checked the Xymon client's PID).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question: How would you stop the alert being overwritten then next time the script is run? Hmmm, you could write the word "RED" into the file as well. The script would check for this and not send a green alert if it found the word, but then you would have to edit the file manually to remove the flag word.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is just one idea and it has its flaws, but others may have better ideas or can improve on this one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>|\/|artin</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Kevin Kelly [mailto:kkelly@lifetouch.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon 29-Jun-09 21:11<BR><B>To:</B> hobbit@hswn.dk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [hobbit] get alerts on a system rebootiing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Is there a way to get an alert when a system was rebooted?</P>
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