[Nagiosplug-help] RE: Still having check_by_ssh problems

[Meg Denham]

I've been looking for a solution to this problem, and I think I have it.  The problem is not so much with check_by_ssh as with the ssh command itself.  If the ssh command returns 0 from the remote machine, that's what check_by_ssh sees.  I had some trouble using check_by_ssh with another perl script called authprogs running the ssh command on the remote machine, which always returned a 0 exit status.  When I fixed authprogs on the remote machine to return the true plugin return code, then the check_by_ssh return code was correct too.

Meg.

>  Still having check_by_ssh problems   
> 2003-03-19 20:33 
> 
>  This is an old post.  Is there a solution to this as I am experiencing the same issue.
>  
>  "
>  
>   I am still having the problem described below. The plugin is returning an exit code of 2
>  when it is run locally, but check_by_ssh is returning an exit code of 0. Does nobody else
>  have this problem? Perhaps I am overlooking something obvious.
>   
>   
>   I have a number of things monitored by check_by_ssh. Even when the remote plugin exits
> with
>  an error code other than 0, nagios shows OK leading me to believe that check_by_ssh is
>  returning error code 0 regardless. I am using 1.3 beta 2 of the plugins and nagios 1.0. Why
>  is this happening and how do I fix it? Thanks.
>   
>   Here are two examples of checks that are returning OK when they shouldn't:
>   
>   # 'check_remote_mem' command definition
>   define command{
>           command_name    check_remote_mem
>           command_line    $USER1$/check_by_ssh -f -l sysadmin -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
>  "~/plugins/check_mem.pl -u -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$"
>           }
>   
>   # 'check_remote_ps_proc' command definition
>   define command{
>           command_name    check_remote_ps_proc
>           command_line    $USER1$/check_by_ssh -f -l sysadmin -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
>  "~/plugins/check_psproc.pl $ARG1$ $ARG2$"
>           }
>  "
>  
>   
>  
>  
>  
>  Zander Strachan
>  Unix Systems Engineer
>  
> 

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