[Nagiosplug-help] check_users reports zero users

[Matthias Eble]

  > Logging onto the server and running the command directly works like so:
> 
>      root at ns2 nagios]# ./libexec/check_users -w 1 -c 1
>      USERS CRITICAL - 1 users currently logged in |users=1;1;1;0
> 
> However, running the same command from my nagios server, fails:
> 
>      [root at dev2 nagios]# ./libexec/check_nrpe -H 207.158.10.18 
> <http://207.158.10.18> -c check_users -a 1 1
>      USERS OK - 0 users currently logged in |users=0;1;1;0
> 
> 
> This condition is only happening on two servers out of 30. I appreciate 
> any guidance in debugging this?

do these nrpe daemons accept arguments?. This is not the default 
setting, but I'd assume the plugin would exit with a failure if 
arguments aren't passed correctly.
I assume 207.158.10.18 is host ns2 so you might want to recheck your 
command definitions and full pathes, too.

hth
Matthias