[Nagiosplug-help] strange check_dhcp behavior

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, SCHAUSBERGER Christian wrote:

> > This may be an issue of check_dhcp running simultaneously for each of the 
> > dhcp servers and clobbering the socket. It shouldn't happen, but...
> 
> Thanks, but that didn´t do the trick. I ran the plugin alone, with nagios temporarily
> disabled and got the same results. 
> 
> Christian
> 

If you run the plugin by itself, and see the OFFER via tcpdump on the host 
running the plugin, but the plugin does not receive it - then you may have 
more serious issues with your system.

Are you running check_dhcp as setuid root and does your kernel have any
restrictions on setuid programs?


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-sg