#!/bin/ksh

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# Check to see if system process are up.
#
# /usr/local/bin/chk_procs - Doug Burton - 2/26/2003
#
# Cron line:
#   # Check system procs every 15 min.
#   0,15,30,45 * * * * /usr/local/bin/chk_procs > /dev/null 2>&1
#
# http://home.tampabay.rr.com/batcave/
######################################################################

#####
# Email to root if procs are down.
#####

for x in "sbin/sshd" syslogd inetd lpsched psmond cron
  do
    if [[ -z `ps -ef|grep -v grep|grep -v "ps -ef"|grep -i $x` ]]
      then
        mailx -s "The $x process is down on `hostname`" root < /dev/null
    fi
done