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Check scheduled-task

Overview

Checks the status of a Windows scheduled task.

Fact Sheet

Fact Value
Check Plugin Download https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/tree/main/check-plugins/scheduled-task
Check Interval Recommendation Once a minute
Can be called without parameters No
Compiled for Windows Yes
3rd Party Python modules psutil

Help

usage: scheduled-task [-h] [-V] [--severity {warn,crit}]
                      [--status {Disabled,Queued,Ready,Running,Unknown}]
                      --task TASK

Check the status of a scheduled task.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
  --severity {warn,crit}
                        Severity if something is found. Default: warn
  --status {Disabled,Queued,Ready,Running,Unknown}
                        Expected task status (repeating). Default: ['Ready',
                        'Running']
  --task TASK           Name of the scheduled task.

Usage Examples

scheduled-task.exe --task \Microsoft\Windows\DiskCleanup\SilentCleanup --status Disabled  --severity crit

Output:

\Microsoft\Windows\DiskCleanup\SilentCleanup is Ready

States

  • WARN if result does not match the expected status.
  • CRIT only if configured as such.

Perfdata / Metrics

There is no perfdata.

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