User Manual
6.2.10 Custom Check
This check allows users to run a nominated custom script with nominated arguments whose return value
is used as an Auto-Response trigger event:
1. Click on Custom Check as the Check Condition
2. Create an executable trigger check script file e.g. /etc/config/test.sh
#!/bin/sh
logger "A test script"
logger Argument1 = $1
logger Argument2 = $2
logger Argument3 = $3
logger Argument4 = $4
if [ -f /etc/config/customscript.0 ]; then
rm /etc/config/customscript.0
exit 7
fi
touch /etc/config/customscript.0
exit 1
See online FAQ for a sample web page html check and other script file templates
3. Enter the Script Executable file name (e.g. /etc/config/test.sh)
4. Set the Check Frequency (i.e. the time in seconds between re-running the script) and the
Script Timeout (i.e. the maximum run-time for the script)
5. Specify the Successful Return Code. An Auto-Response is triggered if the return code from
the script is not this value
6. Enter Arguments that are to be passed to the script (e.g. with a web page html check script,
these Arguments might specify the web page address/DNS and user logins)
7. Check Save Auto-Response