system-helpers/_man/src/systemd_check.1.md

% systemd_check(1) systemd_check
% Alexander Schäferdiek
% January 2023

# NAME
systemd_check - Checks a set of systemd services, targets, mounts of timers, and notifies if their state is not up and running. Configuration is done in environment files.\
It's part of **system-helpers**.

# SYNOPSIS
**systemd_check**

# DESCRIPTION

**systemd_check** checks a set of systemd services, targets, mounts of timers, and notifies if their state is not up and running. It comes with systemd services.

By default, **systemd_check** tries to read from *$HOME/.systemd_check.conf* and */etc/systemd_check.conf* for configuration. It will exit with a non-zero exit code if it cannot find a proper configuration file.

The following can be customized:\
- **SYSTEMD_CHECK_LIST_FILE="$HOME/.systemd_check.list"** which lists to be checked systemd services, timers or targets separated by lines.\

You can copy this script to */usr/local/bin* and use create a custom **CONFIG_FILE** as user.

# EXAMPLE

Create a *$HOME/.systemd_check.conf* and add *SYSTEMD_CHECK_LIST_FILE="/other/path/to/list"*. Notifications will be delivered via **notifier**. Examples can be found in */usr/share/doc/system-helpers/systemd_check*.

# EXIT VALUES
**0**
: Success

**1**
: Error

# SEE ALSO

**notifier** - used as notification application