Method: Recmon::SSHSensor#sense

Defined in:
lib/recmon/ssh-sensor.rb

#sense ⇒ Object

Called by Monitor. sense() attempts to log in to the host in batch mode so you MUST set up a private key authentication for this user or this sensor will generate false negatives.



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# File 'lib/recmon/ssh-sensor.rb', line 18

def sense()
  `/usr/bin/ssh -p#{@port} -o "BatchMode yes" #{@user}@#{@name} pwd`
  up = $?.exitstatus == 0
  status = up ? "up" : "down"
  return("SSH at host=#{@name} for user=#{@user} status=#{status}")
end