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  rsyslog_pid = value_for_platform_family(
                  'rhel'   => '/var/run/syslogd.pid',
                  'debian' => '/var/run/rsyslogd.pid',
                )

  monit_check 'rsyslog' do
    check_id rsyslog_pid
    group 'system'
    start '/etc/init.d/rsyslog start'
    stop '/etc/init.d/rsyslog stop'
    tests [
      {
        'condition' => '4 restarts within 5 cycles',
        'action'    => 'timeout',
      }
    ]
  end

  monit_check 'postfix' do
    check_id '/var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid'
    group 'system'
    start '/etc/init.d/postfix start'
    stop  '/etc/init.d/postfix stop'
    service_tests [
      {
        'condition' => 'failed port 25 proto smtp 2 times within 3 cycles',
        'action'    => 'restart',
      },
      {
        'condition' => '3 restarts within 5 cycles',
        'action'    => 'alert',
      },
    ]
  end

  sshd_init = value_for_platform_family(
               'rhel'   => '/etc/init.d/sshd',
               'debian' => '/etc/init.d/ssh'
             )

  monit_check 'sshd' do
    check_id '/var/run/sshd.pid'
    group 'system'
    start "#{sshd_init} start"
    stop "#{sshd_init} stop"
    tests [
      {
        'condition' => 'failed port 22 proto ssh 2 times within 3 cycles',
        'action'    => 'restart',
      },
      {
        'condition' => '3 restarts within 5 cycles',
        'action'    => 'alert',
      },
    ]
  end

  crond_init = value_for_platform_family(
                 'rhel'   => '/etc/init.d/crond',
                 'debian' => '/etc/init.d/cron',
               )

  monit_check 'crond' do
    check_id '/var/run/crond.pid'
    group 'system'
    start "#{crond_init} start"
    stop "#{crond_init} stop"
    tests [
      {
        'condition' => '3 restarts within 5 cycles',
        'action'    => 'alert',
      },
    ]
  end