I changed it to %noticeofpowerfailure.* red noexist and will wait to see what happens. Thanks for the clarification.
The check is right. I tested that earlier with a less complex method. If there is any file that comes up with ls noticeofpowerfailure* then I want to know. If the file exists, that means there is a site without power.
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Jeremy Laidman <jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
FILE %noticeofpowerfailure* red noexist
You're not using the asterisk (*) correctly for a regular expression. It matches zero or more of the previous character, in this case, "e". Instead try this:
FILE %noticeofpowerfailure.* red noexist
The dot matches anything, and is not a literal dot in regular expressions.
You haven't said what you're trying to do. The "noexist" check will generate an alert if the file exists, which might be counter-intuitive depending on your frame of mind. Is that what you want?
Cheers Jeremy