You could put something in your scripts where you look for certain processes to be running. Example:
ps -aef | grep remedy would give you all of the processes running under the remedy user such as arserverd, arplugin, arsevdsd, etc.... If you take a look at the "arsystem" script you can get some ideas on how to do this. On Feb 3, 2008 1:48 AM, Prashant Patil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > Dear All, > > > I have a query regarding ARSystem services on a unix server. > > I have a requirement wherein the remedy database needs to be shutdown for a > particular task. I have a shell script in place for this. It does the > following: > > 1) The shell script shuts down ARS services, checks for the message: > "Action Request System shutdown process complete" > > 2) Shuts down the DB, performs the task and restarts the DB. > > > 3) Once the DB is up, ARS services is started and checks the message: > "Action Request System initialization is complete." > > I am not sure if the above steps are an efficient way to detect ARS > services. Is there a better way of checking ARS services from within a shell > script?Thanks, > > Prashant > > > > > > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"

