fixproc(1) Fixes a process by performing the specified action.

SYNOPSIS

fixproc [-min n] [-max n] [-check | -kill | -restart | -exist | -fix] proc ...

DESCRIPTION

Fixes a process named "proc" by performing the specified action. The actions can be check, kill, restart, exist, or fix. The action is specified on the command line or is read from a default database, which describes the default action to take for each process. The database format and the meaning of each action are described below.

OPTIONS

-min n
minimum number of processes that should be running, defaults to 1
-max n
maximum number of processes that should be running, defaults to 1
-check
check process against database /local/etc/fixproc.conf.
-kill
kill process, wait 5 seconds, kill -9 if still exist
-restart
kill process, wait 5 seconds, kill -9 if still exist, then start again
-exist
checks if proc exists in ps && (min <= num. of processes <= max)
-fix
check process against database /local/etc/fixproc.conf. Perform defined action, if check fails.