# 'check_http' command definition define command{ command_name check_http command_line $USER1$/check_http -I $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$ } Do I need to add "$ARG2$" ? <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Thomas Guyot-Sionnest <<a href="mailto:dermoth@aei.ca">dermoth@aei.ca</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 <div><div></div><div class="h5"> 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@nagios ~]# check_http -H uranus -u > "<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a> > <<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a>>" > -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@nagios ~]# check_http -H uranus -u > "<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a> > <<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a>>" > -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 > "<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a> > <<a href="http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes" target="_blank">http://uranus/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/main.xts&startwel=yes</a>>" > -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.. </div></div>What is your check_http command definition? - -- Thomas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - <a href="http://enigmail.mozdev.org" target="_blank">http://enigmail.mozdev.org</a> iD8DBQFLDcKQ6dZ+Kt5BchYRAqAPAKDeB9LdcTIyktOyG90hOqADuD5q2ACbBQPg 1DClk4lx1SqNfrWAf+ePc44= =mQQ+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. <a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july" target="_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july</a> _______________________________________________ Nagiosplug-help mailing list <a href="mailto:Nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagiosplug-help" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagiosplug-help</a> ::: Please include plugins version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null </blockquote></div>