The solution is kind of hidden in the manual [1] (unfortunately), but the short
answer is, monitor the device not the mount-point, because if the disk
“unmounts" the mount point will still be there right?
So you need to figure out which device is behind your (cool) mount-point names,
So instead of
check filesystem snake-pliskin with path /mnt/snake-pliskin
start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/snake-pliskin"
stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/snake-pliskin”
instead use
check filesystem snake-pliskin with path /dev/some-usb-device
start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/snake-pliskin"
stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/snake-pliskin”
1. https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#THE-MONIT-CONTROL-FILE
section 4. CHECK FILESYSTEM <unique name> PATH <path>
> On 13 Aug 2015, at 06:47, anon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Monit mailing list,
>
> I have several external hdd enclosures that sometimes like to unmount
> themselves for no apparent reason. I installed Monit to overcome this issue
> and so it could monitor and remount without me having to do it.
> Unfortunately Monit doesn't seem to pick that the drives unmounted. Here is
> what I have in the monitrc file.
>
> check filesystem citan-uzuki with path /mnt/citan-uzuki
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/citan-uzuki"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/citan-uzuki"
>
> check filesystem hideo-kojima with path /mnt/hideo-kojima
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/hideo-kojima"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/hideo-kojima"
>
> check filesystem snake-pliskin with path /mnt/snake-pliskin
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/snake-pliskin"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/snake-pliskin"
>
> check filesystem holder with path /mnt/holder
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/holder"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/holder"
>
> check filesystem lucas-hood with path /mnt/lucas-hood
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/lucas-hood"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/lucas-hood"
>
> check filesystem mr-robot with path /mnt/mr-robot
> start program = "/bin/mount /mnt/mr-robot"
> stop program = "/bin/umount /mnt/mr-robot
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Dean
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