Hello, you are using "check system", but "total cpu" is in the sub chapter "Process resource tests".
> TOTAL CPU is the total CPU usage of the process and its children in > (percent). You will want to use TOTAL CPU typically for services like > Apache web server where one master process forks child processes as > workers. Example: > > if total cpu > 50% for 10 cycles then restart The "check system" check use "cpu usage", see sub chapter "System resource tests" With regards, Lutz p.s. See https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#System-resource-tests but not https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#Process-resource-tests -- To unsubscribe: https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general
