Oh! fix that not working e-mail alert flag

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/theDrain b/theDrain
index 34397f1..f148c22 100755
--- a/theDrain
+++ b/theDrain
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ number_of_ho=$(netstat -tn | grep SYN_RECV | wc -l)             # Helps us to sp
 
 # E-mail Alerts
 if [[ "$number_of_ho" -gt "$alert_level" ]]; then
-       if [[ "$ALERTED_FLAG" -ne "1" ]]; then
+       if [[ ! -e tmp/ALERTED_FLAG ]]; then
 	       echo -e "$number_of_ho half open connections on Winston.\n \
 			Potential SYN Flood situation.\n \
 			Please checkwhat is going on.\n \
-			Please clear ALERTED_FLAG when the situation is Resolved.\n\n \
+			Please clear /tmp/ALERTED_FLAG when the situation is Resolved.\n\n \
 			WInston" | mail -s "SYN Flood Warning" -t "$alert_to"
-		export ALERTED_FLAG=1
+		touch /tmp/ALERTED_FLAG
        fi	
 fi