# Escape spaces in Invoke-IcingaCheckProcessCount **URL:** \ **Category:** Service Monitoring\ **Created:** [October 10, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/escape-spaces-in-invoke-icingacheckprocesscount/5753 "2020-10-10T06:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0xliam](https://community.icinga.com/user_avatar/community.icinga.com/0xliam/32/1513_2.png) [@0xliam](https://community.icinga.com/u/0xliam)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/escape-spaces-in-invoke-icingacheckprocesscount/5753/1 "2020-10-10T06:38:56Z")
Hi there, I am testing out Invoke-IcingaCheckProcessCount in a lab environment at home, and I am attempting to monitor if the ‘Plex Media Service’ process is running. ``` PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Process -Name 'Plex Media Server' Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName ------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- ----------- 837 338 117452 124536 15,743.31 5428 2 Plex Media Server ``` Running this manually in PS appears to work fine: ``` PS C:\Windows\system32> Invoke-IcingaCheckProcessCount -Warning '1:' -Critical '1:' -Process 'Plex Media Server' [OK] Check package "Process Check" | 'process_count_plex_media_server'=1;1:;1: 0 ``` However when I use check command configured via Director, it appears it is treating the space between the process name as an escape character: Plugin Output: ``` [CRITICAL] Check package "Process Check" - [CRITICAL] Process Count "Plex" \_ [CRITICAL] Process Count "Plex": Value "0" is lower than threshold "1" ``` Executed command: ’`C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe' '-C' 'try { Use-Icinga; } catch { Write-Output '\''The Icinga PowerShell Framework is either not installed on the system or not configured properly. Please check https://icinga.com/docs/windows for further details'\''; exit 3; }; Exit-IcingaPluginNotInstalled '\''Invoke-IcingaCheckProcessCount'\''; exit Invoke-IcingaCheckProcessCount' '-Warning' '1:' '-Critical' '1:' '-Process' 'Plex Media Server' '-Verbosity' '0'` Custom Variables: Custom Variables: ``` icingacheckprocesscount_array_process Plex Media Server icingacheckprocesscount_int32_verbosity 0 icingacheckprocesscount_object_critical 1: icingacheckprocesscount_object_warning 1: icingacheckprocesscount_switchparameter_noperfdata false ``` Is there any way to escape the spaces? I’ve tried a few combinations but could not work it out. ---
**Author:** ![Waldviertler](https://community.icinga.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@Waldviertler](https://community.icinga.com/u/Waldviertler)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/escape-spaces-in-invoke-icingacheckprocesscount/5753/2 "2021-02-23T16:40:00Z")
Hi, have you tried putting the process name into single quotes (‘Plex Media Server’) in the director array like you did in powershell? So the arguments should look like this: icingacheckprocesscount\_array\_process ‘Plex Media Server’ I had the same issue with $-signs and this worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![0xliam](https://community.icinga.com/user_avatar/community.icinga.com/0xliam/32/1513_2.png) [@0xliam](https://community.icinga.com/u/0xliam)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/escape-spaces-in-invoke-icingacheckprocesscount/5753/3 "2021-02-23T22:39:02Z")
I will give this a shot later tonight and report back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stevie-sy](https://community.icinga.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@stevie-sy](https://community.icinga.com/u/stevie-sy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.icinga.com/t/escape-spaces-in-invoke-icingacheckprocesscount/5753/4 "2021-02-24T07:31:52Z")
Hi, looks like the same problem like this: [Invoke-IcingaCheckService has problems with spaces in servicename · Issue #125 · Icinga/icinga-powershell-plugins · GitHub](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-plugins/issues/125)