process actions in system checks

[Martin Massera]

I would like to propose a feature that system checks can do actions on processes.

Suppose there is this system check:

check system $HOST
    if memory usage > 90% for 3 cycles then alert

and this process:

check process my_process matching "..."
    restart program = "..."

Currently, restarting a process is only available from within a `check process`, but it would be great to be able to restart a process if the system memory is too much and not have to specify a memory limit for the process itself.

I would like to propose this syntax for check system:

if memory usage > 90% for 3 cycles then restart process my_process

(I also posted this as a StackOverflow question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71558782/monit-can-i-restart-a-process-if-system-memory-is-too-much )

[Tildeslash]

The question/suggestion seems adequately answered on Stack Overflow

[Lutz Mader]

Hello,
to find the answer faster and back to the sample.

The command (start, stop, restart, ...) execute the proper command for the service itself only.

But you can use something like this.

check system $HOST
  if memory usage > 90% for 3 cycles then 
     exec "/bin/bash -c '/usr/local/bin/monit restart my_process'"

To restart a service named "my_process".

With regards,
Lutz

[Martin Massera]

Thanks for your answer!