99c4e02ecf
Name it instead "topics" so it won't be strange if some topics included "exercises" directory.
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21 lines
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## It's Alive!
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### Objectives
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1. Write a script to determine whether a given host is down or up
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### Solution
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```
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
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SERVERIP=<IP Address>
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NOTIFYEMAIL=test@example.com
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ping -c 3 $SERVERIP > /dev/null 2>&1
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if [ $? -ne 0 ]
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then
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# Use mailer here:
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mailx -s "Server $SERVERIP is down" -t "$NOTIFYEMAIL" < /dev/null
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fi
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```
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