fixproc(1) Net-SNMP fixproc(1)

fixproc - Fixes a process by performing the specified action.

fixproc [-min n] [-max n] [-check | -kill | -restart | -exist | -fix] proc ...

Fixes a process named "proc" by performing the specified action. The actions can be check, kill, restart, exist, or fix. The action is specified on the command line or is read from a default database, which describes the default action to take for each process. The database format and the meaning of each action are described below.

minimum number of processes that should be running, defaults to 1
maximum number of processes that should be running, defaults to 1
check process against database /local/etc/fixproc.conf.
kill process, wait 5 seconds, kill -9 if still exist
kill process, wait 5 seconds, kill -9 if still exist, then start again
checks if proc exists in ps && (min <= num. of processes <= max)
check process against database /local/etc/fixproc.conf. Perform defined action, if check fails.
16 Nov 2006 V5.9.4.pre2