I am trying to create a custom unix sensor, script returns a server name, want to compare it with an expected value and error if it is different
unix script
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You must do the comparison already inside the script and hand over the final result to PRTG!
See: Is there a shell script example for PRTG's SSH Script Sensor? https://www.paessler.com/en/topic/39513-is-there-a-shell-script-example-for-prtg-s-ssh-script-sensor
Here is another sample of a script: https://www.paessler.com/en/topic/27553
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