Files and directories monitoring tool
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Version: 1.4.2
Home page: http://www.bitrix.ru/logmon/eng/
Author: Vadim Dumbravanu, vad@bitrix.ru

Log Monitor is a files and directories monitoring tool. The program
periodically checks selected file's modification time and executes 
external program if file's time was changed or not changed. For 
directories it handles such events as files change, addition or 
removal.

Works under Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. 

It's free for personal and business use. See LICENSE.TXT for 
copyright information.

This file contains following topics:

1. Purpose.
2. Usage.
3. Some features.
4. Installation.
5. Uninstallation.

1. PURPOSE

The program is intended for different administrators using 
automated processes. From time to time these processes stop working 
or can even terminate abnormally. Sometimes processes create or 
update error log-files. Log Monitor can watch over such processes 
via their log-files and warn administrators about problems.

Users can watch over common network folders and see what happens
within their directories.

2. USAGE

Most of automated processes track log-files, periodically updating 
them. Accordingly, if such process will terminate abnormally, 
log-files cease changing.

If the process did not update the log-file during selected 
interval, Log Monitor runs an external program. It can be "net send 
bla bla bla", or paging program, or process restart. Log Monitor 
can run a program if the file was changed too, so you can check 
error files for changes.

Log Monitor can also watch over directories and handle files 
change, addition or removal events within directory tree.

Log Monitor can be used as a task scheduler. NT Scheduler Service 
is uncomfortable if you need to run a task every hour for example. 
Using Log Monitor you can add nonexisting file, then select 
interval of 3600 seconds and the program. As long as the file does 
not update, selected program will run every hour. 

You can specify working time and days when program will be 
launched.

3. SOME FEATURES

- Several files or directories can be monitored simultaneously, 
each file has its own interval and is processing in a separate 
thread.

- Works on the schedule, can check files and directories only 
during selected time interval and days of week or month.

- Powerful argument variables to pass files information to actions.

- Can run as a native NT service.

- Minimizes to the System Tray, can be hide completely.

- Many other really beautiful things.

4. INSTALLATION

Unzip all files from LOGMON.ZIP to the temporary folder and then
run SETUP.EXE. Follow setup program instructions. You can delete 
unzipped files from the temporary directory after installation.

5. UNINSTALLATION

Go to the Control Panel, then select Add/Remove Programs. Find 
'Log Monitor' string in the software list and press 'Add/Remove' 
button. Note that program options saved in the registry will be 
removed too.