[mythtv-users] Backend Crashes / Status Monitoring

[Graham Dunn]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 08:42:13PM +0000, David wrote:
> Craig Partin wrote:
> 
> >So what program do you all use to monitor the programs that watch
> >mythbackend?  What if they crash?  :)
> >
> >I use daemontools as well, it's quick and easy.  While it is ideal to
> >troubleshoot, sometimes you just have to make sure that the wife's
> >programs record.  Otherwise you get the dreaded "Why didn't we just
> >buy a regular Tivo?"  and the myth budget gets slashed.

Luckily, I live in Canada, where you have to jump through more hoops
than a gentoo install of mythtv to get a Tivo working :) 

> The answer is 'init' via 'inittab'
> 
> use the respawn option and it will...
> 
> moni:235:respawn:/usr/sbin/monit
> 
> (however make sure you get the config right first!)
> 
> If init crashes then you've got problems...

yup. This is how daemontools works, actually.

Graham