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check_oom_killer

Current Version
1.0
Last Release Date
2012-12-11
Compatible With
  • Nagios 3.x
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License
GPL
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Look for the 'Out of memory' string in the /var/log/kern.log file. Its presence indicates the OOM Killer was activated. For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_memory
Usage: check_oom_killer [--help] [-h]

Look for the 'Out of memory' string in the /var/log/kern.log file. Its presence indicates the OOM Killer was activated. For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_memory

When an 'Out of memory' is found, the line is stored permanently in the file $LOGFILE. The file must be removed manually when the problem is fixed so that check_oom_killer returns OK again.