-t test the connection string by connecting without monit
-f test firewall
-Example: $0 -j /home/jenkins/ -u jenkins -n lab1 -s 727fdefoofoofoofoofoofoofof800
+Example: $0 -j /home/jenkins -u jenkins -n lab1 -s 727fdefoofoofoofoofoofoofof800
+note: a trailing slash on -j /home/jenkins will break the script
EOF
exit 1