Need check script for NO-IP client

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

@gianni253

Do you now how I can let auto start noip2 client every time my system reboots?

If your system is a "pure" debian, move your script (let's say noip2) to the directory /etc/init.d/
Always be sure it is executable:

chmod 755 /etc/init.d/noip2

Add the symbolic links using the Debian-specific command update-rc.d:

update-rc.d noip2 defaults

That's all !

[cisko]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

Hi,

I found out that my NO-IP client sometimes does not update/stopped.

Do some of you have a script that checks if the client is still running and if not automatic restart the client?

I need this very badly and have not the Linux skills to do this on my own.

The OS is Debian 6.0.5

Hi, you can find if program is still alive with:

ps | grep program_name

for noip2:

ps | grep noip2

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

@ cisko

do you now how to write scrip to let it starts automatically if it crash/freezes?

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

This script I found is for checking if oscam is still running and probably can be modified for my purpose.

Can someone help me please to modify this script?

#!/bin/sh

process=`ps auxwww | grep oscam | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
if [ -z "$process" ]; then
echo "Couldn't find oscam running. Restarting server-binary" >> /var/log/oscam.check
nohup /usr/local/bin/oscam >> /var/log/oscam.log &
else
echo "oscam is still OK!" >> /var/log/oscam.check
fi

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

Please, report what "ps" shows when noip is running fine, and write here the command you enter to start noip.
Only with these infos it will be possible to modify the script ...

[uttnls]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

#!/bin/sh

process=`ps auxwww | grep noip2 | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
if [ -z "$process" ]; then
echo "Couldn't find NoIP2 running. Restarting Service" >> /var/log/oscam.check
nohup /usr/local/bin/nopi2 >> /var/log/noip2.log &
else
echo "NoIP2 is still OK!" >> /var/log/noip2.check
fi

make sure your noip2 bin is here: /usr/local/bin/nopi2 or change the path in the above script.

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

@ gianni253

If I give the command /usr/local/bin/noip2 I receive this in return:

 /usr/local/bin/noip2
One noip2 process is already active,
and the multiple instance flag (-M) is not set.
:/usr/local/bin# One noip2 process is already active,
-bash: One: command not found
:/usr/local/bin# and the multiple instance flag (-M) is not set.

If I give the command /usr/local/bin/noip2 -d I receive this in return:

 /usr/local/bin/noip2 -d
One noip2 process is already active,
and the multiple instance flag (-M) is not set.

Shared memory info:
        size of struct shmid_ds is 112
        mode 666
        uid 65534, gid 65534
        created by uid 65534, gid 65534
        segment size = 2016
        last attach time = Mon Jun 10 19:36:54 2013
        last detach time = Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
        creation time = Mon Jun 10 19:36:54 2013
        number of attached procs = 1
        creation process id = 1336
        last user process id = 1336
:/usr/local/bin#

@uttnls
As I understand correctly, I have to put the script code in Notepad++ and save it as a UNIX script file that I called noip2check.sh
This file I put in /var/script

So when I go the /var/script and give the command ./noip2check.sh this is what it returns:

:/var/script# ./noip2check.sh
: No such file or directory/bin/sh
: command not foundne 2:
./noip2check.sh: line 9: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
./noip2check.sh: line 9: `fi'
:/var/script#

[cisko]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

@ cisko

do you now how to write scrip to let it starts automatically if it crash/freezes?

I'm not a linux script specialist, but you can write something like that:

if( "ps | grep noip2" found program) {
         do nothing, <-- is still working
}
else {
         ./noip2 <-- you have to restart your program
}

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

Just to keep script as simple as possible ... (I guess you don't need logging)

#!/bin/sh

if [ "$(pidof noip2)" ]
then
echo "noip2 running ok"
else
echo "noip2 not running. Starting noip2 ..."
/usr/local/bin/noip2
fi
exit 0

Be sure to use an editor for unix files (notepad++ is ok), name it noip2check.sh, upload it in /var/script, chmod it 755, run it to test with command /var/script/noip2check.sh.
If it's ok, put the command in crontab every 30 minutes and you are done.

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

@gianni253
I like to report that I runs perfectly.
Howerver I need some info on how I put this in crontab I do not now what that is?

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

Glad to know that your script is running fine !

About cron:
well, you have cron running, because I saw from pstree result you posted earlier.
So, you only need to add an entry in crontab file.
Edit /etc/crontab (it's up to you if you prefer editing from inside the box or using an ftp client such as CuteFtp, Filezilla etc.etc.) and add three lines like this (first line is a comment)

# check noip every 30 minutes
00 * * * * root /var/script/noip2check.sh
30 * * * * root /var/script/noip2check.sh

Restart cron (or reboot system).
With these two lines added, noip2check.sh will be executed by root user at min. 00 and 30 at every hour of every day, i.e. every 30 minutes.

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

You have helped me a lot dude!

Well for editing file I always use WinSCP to edit files on my Debian/Ubuntu system it's also very simple to change the file previledges with this program. (it's for lazy people I guess) ;-)

So cron is not standard running when you have a clean installed Debian or Ubuntu?

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

So cron is not standard running when you have a clean installed Debian or Ubuntu?

yes, it's standard, but if it's not running for any reason, it becomes quite hard to troubleshoot a problem when you take for granted something that is not true ...
So, my approach, is to always double check every detail that takes part .

[SatWaveDude]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

I was suprised what is all in the crontab file since I have not add any line to it, so I guess it's the oscam install script I have used that have add all these lines where i'm not aware of:

# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
# command to install the new version when you edit this file
# and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
# that none of the other crontabs do.

SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# m h dom mon dow user	command
17 *	* * *	root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6	* * *	root	test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6	* * 7	root	test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6	1 * *	root	test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
#

# check noip every 30 minutes
00 * * * * root /var/script/noip2check.sh
30 * * * * root /var/script/noip2check.sh

56 03 * * * root killall CCcam.x86_64
56 03 * * * root killall oscam
57 03 * * * root /var/script/configupdate.sh >> /var/cccamlog/configupdate.log
58 03 * * * root /var/script/keyupdater.sh
59 03 * * * root /usr/local/bin/CCcam.x86_64
59 03 * * * root /usr/local/bin/oscam -b
*/5 * * * * root /var/script/CCcamCheck.sh
*/5 * * * * root /var/script/OscamCheck.sh
03 04 * * 6 root /var/script/LogCleanUp.sh >> /var/cccamlog/CleanUp.log
56 03 * * * root killall CCcam.x86_64
56 03 * * * root killall oscam
57 03 * * * root /var/script/configupdate.sh >> /var/cccamlog/configupdate.log
58 03 * * * root /var/script/keyupdater.sh
59 03 * * * root /usr/local/bin/CCcam.x86_64
59 03 * * * root /usr/local/bin/oscam -b
*/5 * * * * root /var/script/CCcamCheck.sh
*/5 * * * * root /var/script/OscamCheck.sh
03 04 * * 6 root /var/script/LogCleanUp.sh >> /var/cccamlog/CleanUp.log

[gianni253]

Re: Need check script for NO-IP client

I was suprised what is all in the crontab file since I have not add any line to it, so I guess it's the oscam install script I have used that have add all these lines where i'm not aware of:

Yes, there is a lot of stuff that surely doesn't come with a plain debian install.
There are many activities scheduled on a daily basis about a 4 am and they all are mainly related to osc*am and ccc*am housekeeping (restrting and cleaning logs) + key*s updating