I changed it to %noticeofpowerfailure.* red noexist and will wait to
see what happens. Thanks for the clarification.
The check is right. I tested that earlier with a less complex method.
If there is any file that comes up with ls noticeofpowerfailure* then
I want to know. If the file exists, that means there is a site
without power.
Josh Luthman
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Jeremy Laidman
<user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Josh Luthman
<user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid> wrote:
FILE %noticeofpowerfailure* red noexist
You're not using the asterisk (*) correctly for a regular expression.
It matches zero or more of the previous character, in this case, "e".
Instead try this:
FILE %noticeofpowerfailure.* red noexist
The dot matches anything, and is not a literal dot in regular expressions.
You haven't said what you're trying to do. The "noexist" check will
generate an alert if the file exists, which might be counter-intuitive
depending on your frame of mind. Is that what you want?
Cheers
Jeremy