pscheck.py

# Script Name		: pscheck.py
# Author				: Craig Richards
# Created				: 19th December 2011
# Last Modified		: 17th June 2013
# Version				: 1.1

# Modifications		: 1.1 - 17/06/13 - CR - Changed to functions, and check os before running the program

# Description			: Process check on Nix boxes, diplsay formatted output from ps command

import commands, os, string

def ps():
  program = raw_input("Enter the name of the program to check: ")

  try:
    #perform a ps command and assign results to a list
    output = commands.getoutput("ps -f|grep " + program)
    proginfo = string.split(output)

    #display results
    print "\n\
    Full path:\t\t", proginfo[5], "\n\
    Owner:\t\t\t", proginfo[0], "\n\
    Process ID:\t\t", proginfo[1], "\n\
    Parent process ID:\t", proginfo[2], "\n\
    Time started:\t\t", proginfo[4]
  except:
    print "There was a problem with the program." 

def main():
  if os.name == "posix":											# Unix/Linux/MacOS/BSD/etc
    ps()																	# Call the function
  elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):							# if the OS is windows
    print "You need to be on Linux or Unix to run this"
		 
		 
if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()