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+Frequently Asked Questions
+**************************
+
+1.  Q: Where can I find documentation for <insert name> plugin?
+
+    A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for
+    this project include internal documentation.  The documentation
+    can be read executing plugin with the '-h' option ('--help' if
+    long options are enabled).  If the '-h' option does not work, that
+    is a bug.
+
+2.  Q: What version of <insert name> plugin am I running?
+
+    A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for
+    this project include detailed version information.  When executed
+    with the '-V' option, a version string will be printed:
+
+    check_radius (nagios-plugins 1.3.0-alpha1) 1.11
+
+    Note that this string include both the assigned package release
+    name and the CVS-generated revision for the individual plugin.
+    Authors hould strictly adhere to this format.  All bug reports
+    and help requests should reference this information.
+
+3.  Q: What information do I need to include when asking for help or
+    submitting a bug report?
+
+    A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string
+    from '<plugin_name> -V' and, of course, a description of the
+    problem and any solution/patch.
+
+4.  Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution).
+    Which packages should I install?
+
+    A: The package nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only
+    those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system.  In
+    other words, you should be able to install this package on your
+    system, no matter what else is or in not installed.
+
+    However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones
+    POSIX.  We tried creating a variety of separate packages so
+    each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people
+    found that this resulted in too many packages.  So in the end,
+    all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM 
+    (nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm).  Most people will need to
+    use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package.
+
+5.  Q: My sysem uses the .deb package format. What pacakges should I
+    install?
+
+    A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers.
+    The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, afetr changing the
+    package name suffixes accordingly.
+
+6.  Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the
+    various dependencies?
+
+    A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run
+
+      rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta nagios-plugins-<release>.tar.gz
+
+    In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the
+    RPM using nagios-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'.
+
+7.  Q: I get an error like
+
+      Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds.
+
+    when I run Nagios. (Often check_ping runs just fine on the
+    command line).
+
+    A: Commonly, system adminitartors will make security as tight as
+    possible on the monitoring system. Sometimes this includes OS
+    options or hardening scripts that prevent unpriveleged users from
+    running the ping command. Nagios runs with no more priveleges
+    than 'nobody' -- check to be sure that the nagios user can
+    actually run check ping.  (This can also happen with other binaries
+    executed by nagios, but ping seems to be far and away the biggest
+    offender.)
+
+