[Xymon] [External] Monitor Windows service if installed

[Colin Coe]

Thanks but how to make it go only if it is installed *and* not running?

On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 06:25, Tom Schmidt <tom at 4schmidts.com> wrote:

> Colin,
>   An example from what I use to monitor that the Xymon Powershell
> Client service is running, I have this in the server/etc/analysis.cfg
> file:
>
> # Windows Powershell client - WinPSClient
> CLASS=powershell
>         SVC     XymonPSClient startup=automatic status=%(start|started)
>
> If the XymonPSClient service is not running or is not configured to
> automatically start, then the alert for the service will be red.  If
> the service is not installed, it likewise will go red.
>
> Tom
>
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 3:55 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Zak but not quote what I was looking for.
> >
> > A service installed on approx half our Windows VDI nodes randomly
> stops.  I want the 'svcs' to go red if:
> > - the service is installed; and
> > - the service is not running.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 16:16, Beck, Zak <zak.beck at accenture.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> https://www.xymon.com/help/manpages/man5/analysis.cfg.5.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You need to use the svc directive in analysis.cfg. You can alert on
> whether the service is started or stopped, and the startup setting. This
> should work with both the BBWIN client and the Powershell client.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Zak
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> Is there a way to alert if a particular Windows service is installed
> but not running?
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