How to monitor if a unix socket exists?

[ludiegu]

Hello all, I am trying to make a custom template that checks if the unix socket:

/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock

exists. I tried the

vfs.file.exists

, but it does not work as expected:

zabbix_agentd -t "vfs.file.exists[/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock]"
vfs.file.exists[/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock] [u|0]

but the file exists:

ls -l /run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock
srw-rw---- 1 www-data www-data 0 Sep 9 08:46 /run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock

the OS is an Ubuntu 18.04.

seems like there is something strange with the

/run

, Can someone help me understanding why it is not working and/or suggest another way to accomplish what I need?

Thanks for your time!

[tim.mooney]

zabbix_agentd -t "vfs.file.exists[/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock]"
vfs.file.exists[/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock] [u|0]

Read the documentation for vfs.file.exists[], including the description of the 2nd argument.

[ludiegu]

Read the documentation for vfs.file.exists[], including the description of the 2nd argument.

Thanks for your reply. If I am not mistaken, it does not work with unix sockets, right?

Do you have a suggestion on how to achive what I need? I am pretty new to zabbix.
Thanks!

[tim.mooney]

Thanks for your reply. If I am not mistaken, it does not work with unix sockets, right?

What version of Zabbix are you using?

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/config/items/itemtypes/zabbix_agent

[ludiegu]

I am using 4.4

[tim.mooney]

The documentation I was referencing shows that the socket type is supported at Zabbix 5.0.2 and later.