RE: [Nagios-users] eventhandler issue

[Andrew C. <an...@pr...>]

Does the Nagios user have execute permissions on restart-httpd?  Does
the Nagios user have enough permissions to execute the commands
contained in restart-httpd to restart Apache?

Andrew

nag...@li... wrote:
> So I setup eventhandler for one of my servers similar to the
> write up on the nagios site.
> 
> I see the eventhandler is triggered in nagios.log.
> 
> "[1133367310] SERVICE EVENT HANDLER:
> ice.asdf.com;HTTP;CRITICAL;HARD;3;restart-httpd"
> 
> however, the restart-httpd is not triggered.
> 
> so then I ran the script via the command line:
> ./restart-httpd CRITICAL SOFT 3
> 
> the script works.
> 
> my check_commands.cfg:
> define command{
> command_name restart-httpd
> command_line
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec/eventhandlers/restart-httpd
> $SERVICESTATE$ $STATETYPE$ $SERVICEATTEMPT$ }
> 
> my services.cfg
> define service{
> use generic-service
> host_name ice.asdf.com
> service_description HTTP
> is_volatile 0
> check_period 24x7
> max_check_attempts 3
> normal_check_interval 5
> retry_check_interval 1
> contact_groups on-call
> notification_interval 1
> notification_period 24x7
> notification_options c,r
> check_command check_http!80
> event_handler restart-httpd
> }
> 
> 
> can anyone offer an explanation on why it looks like the
> event trigger is being triggered but the $SERVICESTATE$
> $STATETYPE$ $SERVICEATTEMPT$ is not being sent to the script..
> 
> what else should I be looking at..?
> 
> thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
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