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From: "Bob McClure" <h8msft@gmail.com>
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I have several servers running CARP in an active/passive configuration.
Currently the only way that my scripts can determine if a given node is
master is by
periodically executing ifconfig carp1 and grepping for MASTER. Although this
works,
it's kind of clunky.

Is there a better way to detect the CARP status of a server?

Thanks in advance.

Bob McClure