Try creating a simple bash script and then make the check run your bash script
check program my_program with path "/usr/local/bin/python_check.sh" .... That way you can make sure that it's not the monit check creating issues. ---- #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/python -u user my_program.py > /var/log/mylogs 2>&1 ---- You can then execute the bash script to verify your logs are getting written. On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Vikram Kone <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, it works when I run the python command directly from shell. > but when I do > > $> monit start my_program > > I don't see the log file being created > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Russell Simpkins < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I created test.py >> >> raise ValueError("throwing up") >> >> I ran it by running >> >> $> python test.py > /dev/null 2>&1 >> $> echo $? >> 1 >> >> Not sure what else you might be doing wrong >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Vikram Kone <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> For testing it I simply did this in the python script >>> >>> #my_program.py >>> #!/usr/bin/python >>> >>> raise ValueError("throwing up") >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Russell Simpkins < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Virkam, >>>> >>>> You don't show your python. Are you using "exit(1)" in your python when >>>> there is an error condition? >>>> You need to exit(1) or something other than zero. >>>> >>>> Russ >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Vikram Kone <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I have a python script that I use as to check certain system >>>>> conditions to alert on using monit. >>>>> This script prints a buch of stuff during execution to stdout which I >>>>> want to capture in a log file. >>>>> How should I configure the monit conf script, such that I can capture >>>>> both the stdout and stderr of this script and at the same time alerting on >>>>> the exit status of the script. The monit alert should also included the >>>>> stdout/stderr for the alert events. >>>>> >>>>> This is what I tried >>>>> >>>>> #/etc/monit/conf/myprogram.conf >>>>> >>>>> check program my_program with path "/usr/bin/python -u >>>>> /opt/program/my_program.py > my_prgoram.log 2&>1" >>>>> if status !=0 alert >>>>> >>>>> But I see that the monit always thinks that the program is reporting >>>>> status=0 even when then it exists with error code 1. >>>>> >>>>> What am i doing wrong? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> To unsubscribe: >>>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe: >>>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >>> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe: >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >
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