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Created November 12, 2012 20:26
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ping-or-reboot.sh
#!/bin/sh
ip_address="$1"
ping -c 1 "$ip_address" > /dev/null
if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
log_line="`date` : Ping to $ip_address unsuccessful, REBOOTING."
echo "$log_line" >> /var/log/ping-or-reboot
/sbin/reboot
else
log_line="`date` : Ping to $ip_address successful, not rebooting."
echo "$log_line" >> /var/log/ping-or-reboot
fi
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