3 files changed, 52 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index de75e532..529720e7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_ldap" != "xno"], [
   LIBS="$_SAVEDLIBS"
 ])
 
+dnl Check for headers used by check_users
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(utmpx.h)
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_UTMPX], [test "$ac_cv_header_utmpx_h" = "yes"])
+
 dnl Check for headers used by check_ide_smart
 case $host in
   *linux*)
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index 64969dbf..031dd251 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ check_ide_smart_LDADD = $(BASEOBJS)
 negate_LDADD = $(BASEOBJS)
 urlize_LDADD = $(BASEOBJS)
 
+if !HAVE_UTMPX
+check_users_LDADD += popen.o
+endif
+
 ##############################################################################
 # secondary dependencies
 
diff --git a/plugins/check_users.c b/plugins/check_users.c
index c581fb29..ff2aedd2 100644
--- a/plugins/check_users.c
+++ b/plugins/check_users.c
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ const char *email = "nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net";
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "utils.h"
-#include <utmpx.h>
+
+#if HAVE_UTMPX_H
+# include <utmpx.h>
+#else
+# include "popen.h"
+#endif
 
 #define possibly_set(a,b) ((a) == 0 ? (b) : 0)
 
@@ -53,7 +58,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         int users = -1;
         int result = STATE_UNKNOWN;
         char *perf;
+#if HAVE_UTMPX_H
         struct utmpx *putmpx;
+#else
+        char input_buffer[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
+#endif
 
         setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
         bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
         users = 0;
 
+#if HAVE_UTMPX_H
         /* get currently logged users from utmpx */
         setutxent ();
 
@@ -77,6 +87,39 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                         users++;
 
         endutxent ();
+#else
+        /* run the command */
+        child_process = spopen (WHO_COMMAND);
+        if (child_process == NULL) {
+                printf (_("Could not open pipe: %s\n"), WHO_COMMAND);
+                return STATE_UNKNOWN;
+        }
+
+        child_stderr = fdopen (child_stderr_array[fileno (child_process)], "r");
+        if (child_stderr == NULL)
+                printf (_("Could not open stderr for %s\n"), WHO_COMMAND);
+
+        while (fgets (input_buffer, MAX_INPUT_BUFFER - 1, child_process)) {
+                /* increment 'users' on all lines except total user count */
+                if (input_buffer[0] != '#') {
+                        users++;
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                /* get total logged in users */
+                if (sscanf (input_buffer, _("# users=%d"), &users) == 1)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        /* check STDERR */
+        if (fgets (input_buffer, MAX_INPUT_BUFFER - 1, child_stderr))
+                result = possibly_set (result, STATE_UNKNOWN);
+        (void) fclose (child_stderr);
+
+        /* close the pipe */
+        if (spclose (child_process))
+                result = possibly_set (result, STATE_UNKNOWN);
+#endif
 
         /* check the user count against warning and critical thresholds */
         if (users > cusers)