Checking remote processes

[Norberto Meijome]

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 01:52:19 -0000 (GMT)
jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:

> > In the last episode (Oct 02), jhall at vandaliamo.net said:  
> >> Is there a way to test a remote server to determine if certain
> >> processes are running?
> >>
> >> For example, can server 1 check server 2, which is at a remote
> >> location, to ensure squid is running?
> >>
> >> I have not been able to figure out how to do this, or if it is even
> >> possible.  
> >
> > Easiest way would be to try connecting to squid's listening port.  This
> > only works with daemons that listen on internet sockets, but quite a
> > few do.
> >
> > --
> > 	Dan Nelson
> > 	dnelson at allantgroup.com
> >  
> I hadn't thought of that.  I'll give it a try.

you may want to look into a proper management system to handle this, like
nagios and similar. No point reinventing the wheel.

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