"Program does not exist" when trying to use "ip" with Monit

Question

I'm trying to restart openvpn in my namespace using monit.

The command that I use from the command line works fine:

 ip netns exec vpn openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/vpn.conf

But when I try and use it in monit it says:

/etc/monit.d/monitrc:3: Program does not exist: 'ip'

How do I call the IP command or where is it found for the path?

You need to provide the full path to the ip utility in monitrc. — fpmurphy, Nov 24 '16 at 19:55
What is the full path to ip? WHereis found it for me usr/sbin/ip — JavajoeUK, Nov 24 '16 at 20:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '16 at 20:33

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You need to provide the full path to ip. To find the path, use which ip.

Sometimes the type command is a good alternative to which so you can try that too. type would tell you if ip was aliased to something else, for example.

answered Nov 24 '16 at 20:33

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"Program does not exist" when trying to use "ip" with Monit

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