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Tip: Script for Checking for Server Load

Rai    Linux     bash, email, Linux, script, server, shell

I wrote this simple bash script so I could tell the server’s current load by email. The script is run every 15 minutes and very lightweight.

#!/bin/bash

LOAD=`uptime | awk -F: ‘{print $5}’ | awk -F\, ‘{print $1}’`
RCPT=”kamotegirl@pinoytux.com”
TIMESTAMP=`date +%D\ %T\ %Z`

`uptime|mail -s “Server Load as of $TIMESTAMP is $LOAD” $RCPT`

Then setup the cronjob to execute the script to run every 15 minutes and send an email to the RCPT.

*/15 * * * * /home/bom/load_alert.sh > /dev/null

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3 Comments to “Tip: Script for Checking for Server Load”

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  patrick June 1, 2008 at 7:33 pm

  Lemme try this script. thanks.

  patrick’s last blog post is Sex And The City The Movie
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  b_ng June 4, 2008 at 4:00 am

  wish i could say the same with patrick. but i really don’t know what to do with the script looks cool though
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