check_sensors: Detect FAULT status

Return an UNKNOWN status if a faulty sensor is detected.  This can be
suppressed with the new "--ignore-fault" option.

(Fixes Debian bug #615133, patch suggested by Jan Wagner.)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
index ae80fc4..d108bcc 100755
--- a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+++ b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ REVISION="@NP_VERSION@"
 
 
 print_usage() {
-        echo "Usage: $PROGNAME"
+        echo "Usage: $PROGNAME" [--ignore-fault]
 }
 
 print_help() {
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ case "$1" in
                 if echo ${sensordata} | egrep ALARM > /dev/null; then
                         echo SENSOR CRITICAL - Sensor alarm detected!
                         exit 2
-                else
-                        echo sensor ok
-                        exit 0
+                elif echo ${sensordata} | egrep FAULT > /dev/null \
+                    && test "$1" != "-i" -a "$1" != "--ignore-fault"; then
+                        echo SENSOR UNKNOWN - Sensor reported fault
+                        exit 3
                 fi
+                echo sensor ok
+                exit 0
                 ;;
 esac