Hi Colin,
Could you try to execute '/usr/sbin/swatch -c /etc/swatch.conf'.
This will check all services, if some check script will be waiting
for time out for a long time.
It maybe some error will be occurred.
Regards,
Hisao
On Mar 18, 2009, at 2:18 AM, Colin Jack wrote:
>>> Absolutely nothing has changed other than the yum update which
>>> updated
>>> ProFTPD.
>>> The servers are colocoed at two different data centres.
>>>
>>> Nope nothing untoward in the logs.
>>
>> Look at /usr/sausalito/swatch/bin/am_ftp.exp
>> And try to run the telnet commands manually and see if you get
>> errors.
>> telnet localhost 21
>> Then expect response;
>> "Connected to"
>> Then expect response;
>> "220 "
>> Then send;
>> QUIT or quit
>> Then expect response;
>> "221 "
>> This should all work.
>> Then execute;
>> swatch | cat /var/log/messages | grep cced | grep ftp
>>
>> We have found that several servers we configured and updated give
>> 'Active
>> Monitor' errors, but FTP is actually working.
>> It may be a timeout issue. Strangely, the Stongbolt servers did not
>> have
>> this issue.
>>
>> Gerald
>
> The FTP is definitely stopping, because I get the phone calls :)
>
> It is only for a short while and then kicks in again. It was only
> one server that had the problem but yesterday and today we are
> seeing it on others.
>
> I need to 'catch' it when it is down and see what is and isn't
> running and what I can find in the logs.
>
> Thanks for the input - I will let you know how I get on.
>
> Colin
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