icmpmonitor.ini

# Sample configuration file for ICMPmonitor.

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# Each host entry requires a unique label.
[Example - localhost]

# Remote host, either an IP address or fully-qualified hostname.
host = 127.0.0.1

# Ping interval.
interval = 2

# Grace period for missed pings before executing 'down_cmd'.
max_delay = 30

# Command to execute when host first responds to ping after being down.
up_cmd = "echo ICMPmonitor: localhost up"

# Command to execute when host fails to respond for longer than 'max_delay'.
down_cmd = "logger -s ICMPmonitor: localhost down - how\!\?\!"

# Should ICMPmonitor consider the host to be 'down' or 'up' upon startup?
start_condition = down

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[A second example]
host = localhost
interval = 15
max_delay = 60
up_cmd = "echo example1 && echo example2" # Execute multiple commands
down_cmd = "/bin/sh /dev/null"            # Call external scripts
start_condition = up