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Introducing Simon 5!

Simon version 5 is now available. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.

Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and is a paid upgrade from Simon 4. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).

Read the Simon What's New page for details.

Can Simon restart a Mac OS X Server on failure?

Fri, 2011-03-25 16:57 — PowerPalle

If Simon fails on a http request, which indicates that the webserver is not answering can Simon then restart the machine and how? (mac os x server)

‹ Email Notification Still not working "Next check" time - too long; can i increase test concurrency? ›
Fri, 2011-03-25 20:05 — David Sinclair
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Re: Can Simon restart a Mac OS X Server on failure?

Yes, you could use a notifier based on the SSH one (or a custom Script-based notifier) one connect to the machine and use the sudo reboot command. See Mac OS X Hints for an example.

You could also restart the web server, if you prefer.

Sat, 2011-03-26 01:54 — PowerPalle

Re: Can Simon restart a Mac OS X Server on failure?

Does 'real life examples' exist.

My mission is for Simon to Restart server or web-service from the same machine (not from a remote machine).

Mon, 2011-03-28 11:17 — David Sinclair
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Re: Can Simon restart a Mac OS X Server on failure?

You should be able to restart your local web server via the following script; add this as a Script-based service, and use a custom variable to replace the password:

echo "password" | sudo -S /usr/sbin/apachectl restart