Send a notification when a system service fails or stops

[ctrolz]

Does anyone know how to setup a notification (e-mail, netsend, something) to alert you when a service either fails or stops. Also has to be without using a third party software to monitor system services.

 

[brontosaurus]

one option. have the service "run a file" when it fails on restart. set this file to send whatever type of notification you want.

 

[ctrolz]

Ok thx brontosaurus,

Question though... is there a file that can be settup to send an e-mail, or are you thinking of like a .bat that does a netsend. I guess the file that sends the notification is really what I'm after.

 

[brontosaurus]

could be a batch file, could be any executable. you could download a free smtp mailer that would run on failure as well...