<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Have you define the "check_users" command in the nrpe.cfg file as this <br> command[check_users]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_users -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ ?<br> <br> Then to test it in the nagios server, you must execute the following command:<br> <strong>./check_nrpe -H 1.1.1.126 -p 5666 -c check_users -a 10 25<br> <br> </strong>If it works, in service.cfg the must write something as this :<br> define service {<br> use generic-service<br> host_name xxxx<br> service_description Users<br> contact_groups nagios-admins<br> check_period 24x7<br> notification_interval 2880<br> notification_options w,u,c,r<br> notification_period 24x7<br> check_command check_nrpe!check_users!10!25 <br> max_check_attempts 3<br> normal_check_interval 10<br> retry_check_interval 1<br> }<br> <br> serwah sabet ghadam wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid20040613064935.88567.qmail@web52307.mail.yahoo.com"> <div><br> Thanks a lot for your complete guidance,</div> <div>I checked them and now I have encountered another problem:</div> <div> </div> <div>I have put NRPE daemon and its config file on the client</div> <div>and compiled it there too.</div> <div>Then I have defined a service in my nagios/etc/service.cfg</div> <div>with </div> <div><strong>command check_nrpe!check_users</strong></div> <div>and I wanted to rest it via my linux shel and I executed NRPE in background mode in the client:</div> <div><strong>./nrpe -c /etc/nrpe.cfg -d &<br> </strong></div> <div>and in the server I wrote:</div> <div><strong> ./check_nrpe -H 1.1.1.126 -p 5666 -c check_nrpe!check_users</strong></div> <div>the result is:</div> <div><strong>-bash: !check_users: event not found<br> </strong></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div>and in the web interface the status information is:</div> <div><strong>Connection refused by host </strong><br> </div> <div>Have I missed anything???</div> <div> </div> <div>Thabk you all.</div> <div>Sirwah</div> <div> </div> <div><br> <i><strong>Andreas Ericsson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ae@op5.se"><ae@op5.se></a></strong></i> wrote:</div> <blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">serwah sabet ghadam wrote:<br> > Hi, <br> > I want to use nrpe to get, for example, the <br> > result of check_users of a remote host,<br> > perhaps it be an elementary question<br> > but I'm confused!<br> > <br> <br> check_nrpe requires that the daemon is installed and properly configured <br> on the remote host.<br> <br> Both the daemon and the plugin needs to use the same type of encryption <br> (currently only ssl or none at all).<br> <br> The plugin which you want to run must be present on the remote host.<br> <br> The nagios server's IP must be mentioned in the allowed_hosts_ip in your <br> nrpe configuration file.<br> <br> > I've searched the mailing list but didn't find <br> > my answer.<br> > <br> > <br> > I did upon the README file of the NRPE pacakge<br> > that I've downloaded:<br> > I sefined a command in checkcommand.cfg <br> > define command{<br> ! > command_name check_nrpe<br> > aommand_line /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$<br> > } <br> > <br> > and defined a service with<br> > check_command check_nrpe ! check_users<br> > <br> <br> Remove the spaces.<br> <br> > and I didn't work under inetd or xinetd.<br> > <br> > are these steps enaugh??<br> > I see nothing in the servce detail in the web interface.<br> > <br> <br> You also have to restart Nagios. Do that and then tell me the output of <br> the check_nrpe command (the status field in the GUI), and I might be <br> able to help you further.<br> <br> <br> > I appreciate your help.<br> > Sirwah<br> <br> -- <br> Sourcerer / Andreas Ericsson<br> NRPE Maintainer<br> OP5 AB<br> +46 (0)733 709032<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:andreas.ericsson@op5.se">andreas.ericsson@op5.se</a><br> <br> <br> -------------------------------------------------------<br> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X.<br> >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the<br> one installation-authoring solution that does it all. 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