<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:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div class="WordSection1"> EGADS dude! … Never give out your password !!!!!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you have any questions, please contact me.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> James Pietan<o:p></o:p> System Programmer I<o:p></o:p> Messaging and Directory Services<o:p></o:p> SOA DOA ETS<o:p></o:p> (907) 465-5769<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> IMPORTAN WARNING: This message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain<o:p></o:p> information that is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, <o:p></o:p> you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, forwarding or distribution of any information in this message is STRICTLY <o:p></o:p> PROHIBITED. If you have received this message by error, please notify the sender and immediately delete all copies from your computer <o:p></o:p> system to prevent further disclosure.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> From: Help [mailto:help-bounces+james.pietan=alaska.gov@monitoring-plugins.org] On Behalf Of pablo muñoz Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 7:34 AM To: Monitoring Plugins Users Subject: Re: Cannot use snmp_check with snmp v3<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> It is the actual password? I thought it was an example<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> Atte.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <address>Pablo A. Muñoz Rojas<o:p></o:p></address> <address>Reseller Nagios & <a href="http://www.nagios.org/communitynetwork" target="_blank">Nagios Community Manager</a><o:p></o:p></address> <address>P: +56-32-3140734 | C: +56-9-85499668<o:p></o:p></address> <address>w: <a href="http://www.e-visus.cl/" target="_blank">www.e-visus.cl</a> – <a href="http://www.nagios-cl.org/" target="_blank">www.nagios-cl.org</a> | d: Ecuador 85, Viña del Mar, Chile<o:p></o:p></address> <address><a href="http://www.nagios.com/verify/" target="_blank">Nagios Certified Administrator and Professional - 3HCL9F</a><o:p></o:p></address> <address>Nuestras redes: <a href="https://cl.linkedin.com/in/pablomunozrojas/" target="_blank">Linkedin </a>- <a href="https://twitter.com/Nagios_Chile" target="_blank">Twitter </a>- <a href="http://www.e-visus.cl/?p=241" target="_blank">Line </a>- <a href="http://www.e-visus.cl/?p=241" target="_blank">skype</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/evisus4nagios" target="_blank">facebook</a><o:p></o:p></address> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> 2015-07-07 12:31 GMT-03:00 Andreas Ericsson <<a href="mailto:ae@op5.se" target="_blank">ae@op5.se</a>>:<o:p></o:p> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"> On 2015-07-07 16:17, José Pedro Brito Röseler wrote:<o:p></o:p> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"> Hello. I’m trying to check the uptime of a Cisco 2960X switch on Nagios with check_snmp plugin but I always get the following error: [root@nagios]# /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_snmp -P 3 -U snmpv3user -L authPriv -a MD5 -A v3p4ssword#1 -x DES -X v3p4ssword#2 -H 192.168.254.2 -o DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance External command error: snmpget: Authentication failure (incorrect password, community or key) I get the same error on the web console: <o:p></o:p> <div> <div> My switches.conf is like this: # HOST DEFINITIONS # ############################################################################ ### ############################################################################ ### # Define the switch that we'll be monitoring define host{ use generic-switch,host-pnp host_name cisco_2960x_IT2_Datacenter alias cisco 2960x 24p IT2 Datacenter address 192.168.254.2 hostgroups switches_v3 notification_interval 60 icon_image switch.png statusmap_image switch40.png } ############################################################################ ### ############################################################################ ### # # HOST GROUP DEFINITIONS # ############################################################################ ### ############################################################################ ### # Create a new hostgroup for switches define hostgroup{ hostgroup_name switches ; The name of the hostgroup alias Network Switches ; Long name of the group } define hostgroup{ hostgroup_name switches_v3 ; The name of the hostgroup alias Network Switches with SNMP v3 ; Long name of the group } ############################################################################ ### ############################################################################ ### # # SERVICE DEFINITIONS # ############################################################################ ### ############################################################################ ### ########## Switches with SNMP V3 ################### # Service definition to monitor switch uptime using check_snmp # Monitor uptime via SNMP define service{ use generic-service hostgroup_name switches_v3 service_description Uptime<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </blockquote> This happens because the shell translates the hash in your password to the end of the command and the start of a comment. You need to use either single or double quotes around both your passwords in order for the shell to see them as a single argument.<o:p></o:p> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"> check_command check_snmp!-P 3 -U snmpv3user -L authPriv -a MD5 -A v3p4ssword#1 -x DES -X v3p4ssword#2 -o DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> So type in v3p4ssword#1 as 'v3p4ssword#1' with the quotes, and do the same for 'v3p4ssword#2' and it should work. -- Andreas Ericsson <a href="mailto:andreas.ericsson@op5.se" target="_blank">andreas.ericsson@op5.se</a> OP5 AB <a href="http://www.op5.se" target="_blank">www.op5.se</a> Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war on peace.<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>