How can I use monit to monitor ntpd

[edlentz]

I am trying to setup Monit to monitor ntpd on my Centos7 system I have the following config for the monit file:

#Process to monitor the Time Server
check process ntpd
with pidfile "/var/run/ntpd.pid"
start program = "/etc/init.d/ntpd start"
stop program = "/etc/init.d/ntpd stop"
if 3 restarts within 3 cycles then alert

The problem is that there is no ntpd.pid or ntp.pid file in the system. I have run a find / -name ntpd.pid and find / -name ntp.pid and had no results. When I run service status ntpd I do get a pid. So can someone help me out here?

Thanks

[hunter86_bg]

Check the systems service file:

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systemctl cat ntpd

Also, there is no need to use 3rd party software to monitor the ntpd.service.
Systemd can monitor and restart the service, if needed.

[edlentz]

Sounds like a better idea. Thanks