#!/bin/bash

COLUMN=mytest    # Name of the column
COLOR=green      # By default, everything is OK
MSG="Bad stuff status"
DATE=$(date)

# note: following are autimaticaaly provided by xymon:
# XYMON 
# XYMSRV 
# MACHINE

# Do whatever you need to test for something
# As an example, go red if /tmp/badstuff exists.
if test -f /tmp/badstuff
then
   COLOR=red
   MSG="${MSG}

   `cat /tmp/badstuff`
   "
else
   MSG="${MSG}

   All is OK
   "
fi

# Tell Xymon about it
${XYMON} ${XYMSRV} "status ${MACHINE}.${COLUMN} ${COLOR} ${DATE}

${MSG}
"

exit 0