<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:p="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" xmlns:a="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:access" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:s="uuid:BDC6E3F0-6DA3-11d1-A2A3-00AA00C14882" xmlns:rs="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:rowset" xmlns:z="#RowsetSchema" xmlns:b="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:publisher" xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" xmlns:c="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet" xmlns:odc="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc" xmlns:oa="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:activation" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:q="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:rtc="http://microsoft.com/officenet/conferencing" xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Repl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/repl/" xmlns:mt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/meetings/" xmlns:x2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" xmlns:ppda="http://www.passport.com/NameSpace.xsd" xmlns:ois="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" xmlns:dir="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:dsp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" xmlns:udc="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sub="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/2002/1/alerts/" xmlns:ec="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" xmlns:sp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" xmlns:sps="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:udcs="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/soap" xmlns:udcxf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" xmlns:udcp2p="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/parttopart" xmlns:wf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" xmlns:dsss="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig-setup" xmlns:dssi="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig" xmlns:mdssi="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/digital-signature" xmlns:mver="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:mrels="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships" xmlns:spwp="http://microsoft.com/sharepoint/webpartpages" xmlns:ex12t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" xmlns:ex12m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" xmlns:pptsl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/SlideLibrary/" xmlns:spsl="http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/PublishedLinksService" xmlns:Z="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> You should be able to set the alert so that if you get an ‘unknown’ response then will not alert. I am unsure where this is set on the command line, my copy of Groundworks uses a web browser front end and it is set as below:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img width=393 height=141 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CAFD83.A707F4A0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If I untick the box for ‘unknown’ then save your configuration then I only get emails for Warning and Critical alerts.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Tony <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'> From: Mirza Dedic [mailto:mirde@oppy.com] Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 9:50 AM To: 'nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] check_by_ssh timed out issue<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi List,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have Nagios currently using check_by_ssh (check_by_ssh v2002 (nagios-plugins 1.4.13)) to check some of my remote servers, it calls a log script on the remote server and the log script returns a warning if the log files matches the criteria.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Every now and then, the check_by_ssh script gets timed out, and returns the message below.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Is there a way to suppress this at the Nagios box, so that Plugin Timed Out messages do not get emailed as “Critical”?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Anyone know? Below is my command definition..<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name van-oppy-pro_data450<o:p></o:p> command_line $USER1$/check_by_ssh -H someserver -p 22 -i /home/nagios/.ssh/id_dsa -t 10 -C "/home/nagios/plugins/check_logfiles -t 30 -f /home/nagios/log_conf/usr1_data450.lg"<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Nagios alert returned when the box being queried is very busy (this does not happen often, but creates a unwanted false positive warning):<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Click <a href="https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg==">here</a> to report this email as spam.<o:p></o:p> <pre>The Oppenheimer Group ---- CONFIDENTIAL<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. 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