[Nagiosplug-help] help with check_http + string check

[Eric]

# 'check_http' command definition
define command{
        command_name    check_http
        command_line    $USER1$/check_http -I $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
        }

Do I need to add "$ARG2$" ?

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Thomas Guyot-Sionnest <dermoth at aei.ca>wrote:

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> On 25/11/09 01:14 PM, Eric wrote:
> > Hello. I would like to use check_http to check a webpage for a certain
> > word to see if it's working correctly. If I run check_http from the
> > command line, it works fine:
> >
> > [root at nagios ~]# check_http -H uranus -u
> > "
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> > <
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> >"
> > -f follow --string=Query
> > HTTP OK: HTTP/1.1 200 OK - 2059 bytes in 0.149 second response time
> > |time=0.148962s;;;0.000000 size=2059B;;;0
> >
> > I know that it's checking the page correctly because if I query for a
> > word that isn't on that page I get an error:
> >
> > [root at nagios ~]# check_http -H uranus -u
> > "
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> > <
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> >"
> > -f follow --string=blah
> > HTTP CRITICAL: HTTP/1.1 200 OK - string not found - 2059 bytes in 0.148
> > second response time |time=0.148124s;;;0.000000 size=2059B;;;0
> >
> > I have my configuration file for this website configured like this:
> >
> > define service{
> > use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template
> > host_name uranus
> > service_description Check page content for the word password
> > check_command check_http! -H uranus -u
> > "
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> > <
> http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes
> >"
> > -f follow --string=Query
> > }
> >
> > I force a check in Nagios and see this in the Nagios logs:
> >
> > [1259172769] EXTERNAL COMMAND:
> > SCHEDULE_FORCED_HOST_SVC_CHECKS;uranus;1259172769
> > [1259172774] SERVICE ALERT: uranus;Check page content for the word
> > password;CRITICAL;SOFT;1;HTTP CRITICAL: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found - string
> > not found - 478 bytes in 0.003 second response time
> >
> > I see that it's getting a 404 error. Is it not handling the URL the same
> > way in the config file as it does from the command line? What can I do
> > to fix this? Thank you..
>
> What is your check_http command definition?
>
> - --
> Thomas
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