[Nagiosplug-help] Error in parsing command.cfg

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On 2 Jun 2003, Peter Peltonen wrote:

> 
> Hi, I have the following RPMs installed on a RH72 system:
> 
> nagios-1.0-0.dag.rh73
> nagios-plugins-1.3.0-1
> 
> I added line
> 
> --<snip>--
> cfg_file=/etc/nagios/command.cfg
> --</snip>--
> 
> to /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg to get the plugins working. I also removed the
> cfg_file directive referring to the checkcommands.cfg.
> 
> But when trying to start Nagios I see the following error in logs:
> 
> --<snip>--
> Error: Unexpected token or statement in file '/etc/nagios/command.cfg'
> on line 33.
> --</snip>--
> 
> I haven't touched the command.cfg and the line 33 reads:
> 
> --<snip>--
> command[notify-by-email]=/bin/printf "$OUTPUT$" | /bin/mail -s \
> '$SERVICESTATE$ alert for $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$' $CONTACTEMAIL$
> --</snip>--
> 
> printf is in /usr/bin on my system, but changing the path does not help.
> 
> Are my nagios and plugins versions incompatible or what gives?
> 
> Regards,
> Peter
> 
> 


take a look at the format of check_commands.cfg  - if that was in the 
template format, then nagios is expecting template format cfgs.

you can use convertcfg to conver the command.cfg from the plugins into the 
template format.

convertcfg is a contrib program in the nagios source distribution.  I'm 
not sure it is included in your rpm.


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-sg