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I am trying to create a custom unix sensor, script returns a server name, want to compare it with an expected value and error if it is different

-bin-sh script unix

Created on Feb 12, 2013 8:29:17 PM



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You must do the comparison already inside the script and hand over the final result to PRTG!

See: Is there a shell script example for PRTG's SSH Script Sensor? https://www.paessler.com/knowledgebase/en/topic/39513-is-there-a-shell-script-example-for-prtg-s-ssh-script-sensor

Here is another sample of a script: https://www.paessler.com/knowledgebase/en/topic/27553

Created on Feb 13, 2013 3:31:38 PM by Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6

Last change on Feb 13, 2013 3:39:22 PM by Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6




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