If there's a specific process you're interested in, you could write a script to do an snmpwalk to grab the process name, and pick up the RunStatus along the way. If you find something you don't like, send a trap. It could be done with snmpwalk, a PERL script and snmptrap.
I can write up a bit of code if you're interested. >It is what I had in mind... and I'd have no objections to using net-snmp to get the job done..... BUT.... >As processes spawn and die (whether through SIG_TERM or other means), the OIDs are going to change. The end result is that I don't have a consistent entity to monitor that guarantees the associated process is what I expect. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2004-02-20 This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
