Grpck Problems

In this example, we report group file problems as found by the standard grpck program.  Although you might use other means to monitor and report problems with the /etc/group file--for example, utilize the Pikt script GroupFileProblems--you might also want to consult grpck for added reassurance.

The Grpck script might send an alert message like the following:

                                PIKT ALERT
                         Fri Jul 25 02:26:30 2003
                                 montreal

WARNING:
    Grpck
        Report /etc/group file problems as found by grpck

        group users: no user gflynn
        delete member `gflynn'? No

The script follows.

Grpck

        init
                status =piktstatus
                level =piktlevel
                task "Report /etc/group file problems as found by grpck"
                input proc "=grpck -r 2>&1 | =egrep -v 'no changes'"

        rule
                output mail $inlin

In this script, the grpck program does the real work.  We wrap grpck within the Grpck Pikt script to take advantage of PIKT's scheduling, reporting, and logging facilities.

For more examples, see Samples.