[Nagiosplug-help] check_log via nrpe problem

[Almus]

I'm having trouble with nrpe and the check_log plugin
nrpe is working, as is the check_log plugin, however when I try to run
check_log via nrpe I get a socket timeout.

here is my nrpe.cfg:
# cat nrpe.cfg
log_facility=daemon
pid_file=/var/run/nrpe.pid
server_port=5666
nrpe_user=nobody
nrpe_group=nobody
allowed_hosts=127.0.0.1,10.96.12.31
dont_blame_nrpe=0
debug=0
command_timeout=60
connection_timeout=300
command[check_users]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_users -w 8 -c 12
command[check_load]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_load -w 16,12,8 -c 24,16,12
command[check_disk_home]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 12% -c 8% -M /home
command[check_disk_opt]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 12% -c 8% -M /opt
command[check_disk_root]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 12% -c 8% -M /
command[check_disk_usr]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 12% -c 8% -M /usr
command[check_disk_var]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 12% -c 8% -M /var
command[check_zombie_procs]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w 4 -c 8 -s Z
command[check_total_procs]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w 256 -c 320
command[check_mstg_mem]=/opt/nagios/libexec/check_log -F
/tmp/testlog.log -O /tmp/testlog.log-tmp -q "Not enough memory"

Here are the commands I am trying (all from the local machine, but I
will be running the nrpe from the nagios server once I get it
working):

[libexec]# ./check_nrpe -H localhost
NRPE v2.12

[libexec]# ./check_procs -w 256 -c 320
PROCS OK: 133 processes

[libexec]# ./check_nrpe -H localhost -c check_total_procs
PROCS OK: 136 processes

[libexec]# ./check_log -F /tmp/testlog.log -O /tmp/testlog.log-tmp -q
"Not enough memory"
Log check ok - 0 pattern matches found

[libexec]# ./check_nrpe -H localhost -c check_mstg_mem
CHECK_NRPE: Socket timeout after 10 seconds.


seems very strange to me that I can run check_log directly, but I cant
run it via nrpe..