Hi, I've come across two threads regarding Xymon checking that FILE is type=symlink. Both talked about an untested patch, which has been included for "some time". However, it doesn't work. I'd get the same "File is a file - should be symlink" ( https://xymon.xymon.narkive.com/Fn4s9A2v/checking-for-symlinks) So I fixed it, I think. Patch attached. In case the attachment doesn't come through, the only code change is this; Index: xymond/client_config.c =================================================================== --- xymond/client_config.c (revision 8119) +++ xymond/client_config.c (working copy) @@ -2665,13 +2665,13 @@ tstr = strchr(boln, '('); if (tstr) { - if (strncmp(tstr, "(file", 5) == 0) ftype = S_IFREG; + if (strncmp(tstr, "(file)", 6) == 0) ftype = S_IFREG; else if (strncmp(tstr, "(directory", 10) == 0) ftype = S_IFDIR; else if (strncmp(tstr, "(char-device", 12) == 0) ftype = S_IFCHR; else if (strncmp(tstr, "(block-device", 13) == 0) ftype = S_IFBLK; else if (strncmp(tstr, "(FIFO", 5) == 0) ftype = S_IFIFO; else if (strncmp(tstr, "(socket", 7) == 0) ftype = S_IFSOCK; - else if (strstr(tstr, ", symlink -> ") == 0) islink = 1; + else if (strncmp(tstr, "(file, symlink -> ", 18) == 0) ftype = S_IFLNK, islink = 1; } } else if (strncmp(boln, "mode:", 5) == 0) { The rest is just changing the references to "Triggers warning if the file is not of the specified type" to include "symlink". I'm not convinced by changing the S_IFREG match to '"(file)", 6', maybe there are other types of file I don't know about. Possibly putting the revised S_IFLNK match before an unmodified S_IFREG match is best. Also I haven't checked that setting 'ftype = S_IFLNK' is necessary. -- Mike Williams