[Nagiosplug-help] Problem with NRPE and check_procs with -C or-a usage

[Arthur Franke]

I am embarrassed.  I was not giving the correct path in the nrpe_local.cfg
file, which I did not realize until looking at the output in the log file,
as per Mr. Spatz's suggestion.  I must have looked at this config file 100
times without noticing.  It's even in my first email: "/usr/nagios/plugins"
in the check_foo definition should be "/usr/lib/nagios/plugins".  After
making this change, it works fine.

I apologize for taking up so many people's time.

-Arthur


On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Peter Spatz <peter.spatz at xchanging.com>wrote:

> Activate debug mode in nrpe.cfg an have a look on your syslog what's
> happening when the check is called.
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards
>
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>  *Von*: Arthur Franke <arthurjfranke at gmail.com>
> *An*: Nagios Plugin Help List <nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net>
> *Gesendet*: Thu Aug 12 19:37:17 2010
> *Betreff*: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] Problem with NRPE and check_procs with -C
> or-a usage
>
> Thanks for the reply.  Yes, many times.
>
> -Arthur
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Michael Saldivar <
> mike.saldivar at advocatecreditrepair.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Arthur Franke <arthurjfranke at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm trying to check for the presence of a particular process on a remove
>>> machine using NRPE and check_procs with a -a or -C argument.  I have defined
>>> on the remote machine's nrpe_local.cfg:
>>>
>>> command[check_foo]=/usr/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C foo
>>>
>>> Running a similar command locally on that machine works fine:
>>>
>>> $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C foo
>>> PROCS OK: 1 process with command name 'foo'
>>>
>>> But when I try to run the command from the Nagios server, I get the
>>> following result:
>>>
>>> $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H remote.host -c check_foo
>>> NRPE: Unable to read output
>>>
>>> Whereas other monitored services work fine:
>>> $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H remote.host -c check_procs
>>> PROCS OK: 97 processes
>>>
>>
>>
>>  Just to be certain, did you restart the nrpe daemon on remote.host after
>> modifying its nrpe.cfg file?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Saldivar
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