Check Linux Service Status - systemd (Service Check)

See also Service Check

Basic Information

Service Check Name: Check Linux Service Status - systemd

Service Check Category: System Checks

Passive: No

Description

This check monitors the status of a user-specified Linux service managed by systemd on the managed device it is assigned to and alerts if the service's returned status is not specifically "active."

It logs in to the device via SSH and runs the command systemctl is-active <service>, with <service> being the name of the service, as provided by the user in the check's configuration. If the returned status is not specifically "active" (evaluated using a regex exact match), the check enters a CRITICAL state. (See Service Check for an explanation of service check states.)

The check uses SSH to log in to the device and retrieve the service status, so working credentials must be present in the Authentication section of the device's Device Administration page.

Check-specific Configuration Fields

The following configuration fields are specific to this type of service check. See Service Check for configuration parameters common to all service checks.

• NAME OF SERVICE - (Required) The exact, case-sensitive name of a single service that is running in systemd on the Linux server to be checked.