usr/bin/custom/watchdog-monitor

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ update_watchdog_config() {
 
     if [ ${#ip_array[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "No IP addresses found. Watchdog configuration cleared." >> "$log_file"
-        return 0  # No IP addresses to configure
+        return 1  # No IP addresses to configure, return 1 to continue loop
     else
         # Insert IPs into config
         for ip in "${ip_array[@]}"; do
@@ -35,26 +35,37 @@ update_watchdog_config() {
         echo "Configured watchdog to ping: ${ip_array[*]}" >> "$log_file"
 
         # Restart watchdog service
-        sudo systemctl restart watchdog
-        return 1  # IP addresses were configured
+        if sudo systemctl restart watchdog; then
+            echo "Watchdog service restarted successfully." >> "$log_file"
+            return 0  # Successful restart, exit function with 0 to break main loop
+        else
+            echo "Failed to restart watchdog service." >> "$log_file"
+            return 1  # Failed restart, continue main loop
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
+# Loop parameters
+interval=30  # Interval to wait between checks
+start_time=$(date +%s)
+end_time=$((start_time + 300))  # 5 minutes in seconds
+
+# Main loop
 while true; do
-    if update_watchdog_config; then
+    if ! update_watchdog_config; then
         echo "IP addresses found and watchdog restarted. Exiting loop." >> "$log_file"
         break
     else
-        echo "No IP addresses found. Waiting for $interval seconds before checking again..." >> "$log_file"
+        echo "No IP addresses found or restart failed. Waiting for $interval seconds before checking again..." >> "$log_file"
     fi
 
-    # Check time limit
+    # Check if 5 minutes have passed
     if [ "$(date +%s)" -ge "$end_time" ]; then
         echo "5 minutes have passed. Stopping the watchdog service." >> "$log_file"
         sudo systemctl stop watchdog
         break
     fi
-    
+
     echo "Waiting for $interval seconds before checking for IP addresses again..." >> "$log_file"
     sleep $interval
 done