[arm-allstar] detect if Allstar is not running

Kevin Davis blu666z at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 19:05:47 EDT 2022


If you know the PID, could you check for the existence of /proc/{PID}?

> On Jun 17, 2022, at 3:46 PM, Don Sayler via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> Cool. Thanks JAson.
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 2:18 PM "Jason Schollenberger via ARM-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I use cron to write out a file that UptimeRobot monitors. The check ensures
>> that the node number is found in the output otherwise I get an alert.
>> 
>> */5 * * * * asterisk -rx "rpt localnodes 50420" >
>> /srv/http/.astmonitor.html
>> 
>> I like querying for localnodes and then having the check ensure the NodeID
>> is in the output since it's a bit more comprehensive. It ensures asterisk
>> is running and responsive and that things are likely working. There are
>> some other commands you could run to set up other checks as well.
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 1:35 PM "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Ken, I'll give that a try. I'm not a Linux guy, so I didn't know
>>> that one.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 9:42 AM "Ken Arck via ARM-allstar" <
>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Why don't you just do a 'ps aux | grep asterisk' via a cronjob every
>>>> once in a while?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> At 09:07 AM 6/17/2022, you wrote:
>>>>> Not verbally. I already have a supervisory app that periodically
>> checks
>>>>> things on our repeaters, and notifies me if something is amiss. I'd
>> like
>>>> to
>>>>> add the Allstar status to that.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 8:31 AM "wrhowell amphibiansolutions.us via
>>>>> ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> So you want something that verbally says to you that Asterisk
>> Server
>>> is
>>>>>> not running once it stops?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> KI5PHN
>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>> From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> on behalf of
>>> "Don
>>>>>> Sayler via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 9:50 AM
>>>>>> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>>>>>> Cc: Don Sayler <don.sayler at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] detect if Allstar is not running
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I know that. I'm trying to create a headless remote monitoring
>>> system.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 7:40 AM "Michael Webb via ARM-allstar" <
>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ok, so if it says cannot connect to Asterisk, that's all you need
>>> to
>>>>>> know.
>>>>>>> If it can't connect, it's not running.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 12:58 AM "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" <
>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Right, but that's not part of the url.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 10:14 PM "Larry via ARM-allstar" <
>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Type the node number in the filter box --- upper right corner
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Larry - N7FM
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 6/16/22 10:01 PM, "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I thought about using this...
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.allstarlink.org/nodelist/
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> and looking at the Last Seen time.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> But there doesn't seem to be a way to query a specific node
>>> in
>>>> the
>>>>>>> url.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 9:32 PM Don Sayler <
>>>> don.sayler at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> If I use the AST STOP button, the spinner does stop on
>> that
>>>> page
>>>>>>> for a
>>>>>>>>> few
>>>>>>>>>>> seconds.
>>>>>>>>>>> But eventually, the node info box says 'Could not connect
>> to
>>>>>>> Asterisk
>>>>>>>>>>> Manager.' and the spinner starts again.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Now that I think about it though, it doesn't really matter
>>>> since
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> html
>>>>>>>>>>> itself doesn't change.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 6:13 PM "Dave Petrie via
>>> ARM-allstar"
>>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> you have to refresh your browser to make sure
>>>>>>>>>>>> after you do a restart from supermon if you don't
>> refresh,
>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> spinning /
>>>>>>>>>>>> stays steady when
>>>>>>>>>>>> it really is running, that's what i see with firefox
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 8:27 PM "Don Sayler via
>>> ARM-allstar"
>>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Michael.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good idea! I just checked, and the spinny thing keeps
>>>> spinning.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM "Michael Webb via
>>>> ARM-allstar" <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't the spinning symbol at the bottom stop when the
>>>> Allstar
>>>>>>>>>>>> service
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stopped?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 3:54 PM "Don Sayler via
>>> ARM-allstar"
>>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to remotely detect if Allstar is not
>>>> running on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> node?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It looks like the HTML is the same whether Allstar is
>>>> running
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>> not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don
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