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I have a directory on my server and I want to monitor the number of files inside this directory with Monit... How can this be done?

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I have a directory on my server and I want to monitor the number of files inside this directory with Monit... How can this be done?

linux monit

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I have a directory on my server and I want to monitor the number of files inside this directory with Monit... How can this be done?

linux monit

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edited May 22 at 16:54

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asked Oct 8 '14 at 16:54

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edited May 22 at 16:54

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edited May 22 at 16:54

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Matthew LevisMatthew Levis

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edited May 22 at 16:54

JakeGould

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edited May 22 at 16:54

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asked Oct 8 '14 at 16:54

Matthew LevisMatthew Levis

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asked Oct 8 '14 at 16:54

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There should be some better way to do that, but this works:

• 
  

  Create your monitoring program like this, for example in /tmp/monit-num-files.sh:

  
  
  

  #!/bin/bash
  
  maxfiles=80
  dir="/tmp"
  
  if [ $(ls $dir|wc -l) -ge $maxfiles ]; then
   exit 1
  else
   exit 0
  fi
  

  
  


• 
  

  Then add this to your Monit configuration.

  
  
  

  check program number-of-files with path "/tmp/monit-num-files.sh"
   if status != 0 then alert
  

  
  

This alerts if the number of files in /tmp is more or equal 80. Directories are counted as files (but this can be changed easily).

If you want to change the file limit or the directory simply change the variables "maxfiles" and "dir" in the monitoring program.

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There should be some better way to do that, but this works:

• 
  

  Create your monitoring program like this, for example in /tmp/monit-num-files.sh:

  
  
  

  #!/bin/bash
  
  maxfiles=80
  dir="/tmp"
  
  if [ $(ls $dir|wc -l) -ge $maxfiles ]; then
   exit 1
  else
   exit 0
  fi
  

  
  


• 
  

  Then add this to your Monit configuration.

  
  
  

  check program number-of-files with path "/tmp/monit-num-files.sh"
   if status != 0 then alert
  

  
  

This alerts if the number of files in /tmp is more or equal 80. Directories are counted as files (but this can be changed easily).

If you want to change the file limit or the directory simply change the variables "maxfiles" and "dir" in the monitoring program.

share|improve this answer

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

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answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

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2

There should be some better way to do that, but this works:

• 
  

  Create your monitoring program like this, for example in /tmp/monit-num-files.sh:

  
  
  

  #!/bin/bash
  
  maxfiles=80
  dir="/tmp"
  
  if [ $(ls $dir|wc -l) -ge $maxfiles ]; then
   exit 1
  else
   exit 0
  fi
  

  
  


• 
  

  Then add this to your Monit configuration.

  
  
  

  check program number-of-files with path "/tmp/monit-num-files.sh"
   if status != 0 then alert
  

  
  

This alerts if the number of files in /tmp is more or equal 80. Directories are counted as files (but this can be changed easily).

If you want to change the file limit or the directory simply change the variables "maxfiles" and "dir" in the monitoring program.

share|improve this answer

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

3,2491836

answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

560510

add a comment | 

There should be some better way to do that, but this works:

• 
  

  Create your monitoring program like this, for example in /tmp/monit-num-files.sh:

  
  
  

  #!/bin/bash
  
  maxfiles=80
  dir="/tmp"
  
  if [ $(ls $dir|wc -l) -ge $maxfiles ]; then
   exit 1
  else
   exit 0
  fi
  

  
  


• 
  

  Then add this to your Monit configuration.

  
  
  

  check program number-of-files with path "/tmp/monit-num-files.sh"
   if status != 0 then alert
  

  
  

This alerts if the number of files in /tmp is more or equal 80. Directories are counted as files (but this can be changed easily).

If you want to change the file limit or the directory simply change the variables "maxfiles" and "dir" in the monitoring program.

share|improve this answer

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

3,2491836

answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

560510

share|improve this answer

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

3,2491836

answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

560510

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

3,2491836

edited May 22 at 16:56

JakeGould

3,2491836

answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

560510

answered Oct 8 '14 at 18:26

unlinkunlink

560510