1 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_ntp.c b/plugins/check_ntp.c
index 12334f77..df6e02f8 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ntp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ntp.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const char *email = "nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net";
 
 static char *server_address=NULL;
 static int verbose=0;
+static short do_offset=0;
 static char *owarn="60";
 static char *ocrit="120";
 static short do_stratum=0;
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ double offset_request(const char *host, int *stratum, int *status){
         /* now, pick the best server from the list */
         best_index=best_offset_server(servers, num_hosts);
         if(best_index < 0){
-                *status=STATE_CRITICAL;
+                *status=STATE_UNKNOWN;
         } else {
                 /* finally, calculate the average offset */
                 for(i=0; i<servers[best_index].num_responses;i++){
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ double jitter_request(const char *host, int *status){
         if(verbose) printf("%d candiate peers available\n", num_candidates);
         if(verbose && syncsource_found) printf("synchronization source found\n");
         if(! syncsource_found){
-                *status = STATE_WARNING;
+                *status = STATE_UNKNOWN;
                 if(verbose) printf("warning: no synchronization source found\n");
         }
 
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ double jitter_request(const char *host, int *status){
                                 }
                                 if(startofvalue == NULL || startofvalue==nptr){
                                         printf("warning: unable to read server jitter response.\n");
-                                        *status = STATE_WARNING;
+                                        *status = STATE_UNKNOWN;
                                 } else {
                                         if(verbose) printf("%g\n", jitter);
                                         num_valid++;
@@ -695,9 +696,11 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
                         verbose++;
                         break;
                 case 'w':
+                        do_offset=1;
                         owarn = optarg;
                         break;
                 case 'c':
+                        do_offset=1;
                         ocrit = optarg;
                         break;
                 case 'W':
@@ -777,7 +780,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
         double offset=0, jitter=0;
         char *result_line, *perfdata_line;
 
-        result = offset_result = jitter_result= STATE_UNKNOWN;
+        result = offset_result = jitter_result = STATE_OK;
 
         if (process_arguments (argc, argv) == ERROR)
                 usage4 (_("Could not parse arguments"));
@@ -793,7 +796,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
         alarm (socket_timeout);
 
         offset = offset_request(server_address, &stratum, &offset_result);
-        result = get_status(fabs(offset), offset_thresholds);
+        if (do_offset && offset_result == STATE_UNKNOWN) {
+                result = STATE_CRITICAL;
+        } else {
+                result = get_status(fabs(offset), offset_thresholds);
+        }
         result = max_state(result, offset_result);
         if(do_stratum)
                 result = max_state(result, get_status(stratum, stratum_thresholds));
@@ -827,13 +834,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
                         asprintf(&result_line, "NTP UNKNOWN:");
                         break;
         }
-        if(offset_result==STATE_CRITICAL){
+        if(offset_result == STATE_UNKNOWN){
                 asprintf(&result_line, "%s %s", result_line, _("Offset unknown"));
                 asprintf(&perfdata_line, "");
         } else {
+#if 0           /* 2007-10-25 This can't happen. Leftovers or uninplemented? */
                 if(offset_result==STATE_WARNING){
                         asprintf(&result_line, "%s %s", result_line, _("Unable to fully sample sync server"));
                 }
+#endif
                 asprintf(&result_line, "%s Offset %.10g secs", result_line, offset);
                 asprintf(&perfdata_line, "%s", perfd_offset(offset));
         }
@@ -887,6 +896,16 @@ void print_help(void){
         printf(" %s\n", ("http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#THRESHOLDFORMAT"));
         printf(" %s\n", _("for THRESHOLD format and examples."));
 
+        printf("\n");
+        printf("%s\n", _("Examples:"));
+        printf(" %s\n", _("Normal offset check:"));
+        printf("  %s\n", ("./check_ntp -H ntpserv -w 0.5 -c 1"));
+        printf(" %s\n", _("Check jitter too, avoiding critical notifications if jitter isn't available"));
+        printf(" %s\n", _("(See Notes above for more details on thresholds formats):"));
+        printf("  %s\n", ("./check_ntp -H ntpserv -w 0.5 -c 1 -j -1:100 -k -1:200"));
+        printf(" %s\n", _("Check only stratum:"));
+        printf("  %s\n", ("./check_ntp -H ntpserv -W 4 -C 6"));
+
         printf (_(UT_SUPPORT));
 }