[Netsaintplug-devel] Problems with NRPE

[Jason O. <jo...@aa...>]

Howdy.

I have written a plugin to use with our Netsaint and I am trying to use =
NRPE to pass the information back to the Netsaint host from the remote =
host.
I have verified that the plugin outputs the correct information (if I run =
check_nrpe from the commandline on the Netsaint host), but there must be =
something wrong with my Netsaint configuration as the webpages show:

Current Status   UNKNOWN    =20
Status Information Incorrect command line arguments supplied=20

# grep nrpe *
customcommands.cfg:#command[check_nrpe]=3D/opt/netsaint-plugins-1.2.9-4/lib=
exec/check_nrpe $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
customcommands.cfg:command[check_nrpe]=3D$USER1$/check_nrpe $HOSTADDRESS$ =
-c $ARG1$

(neither of the above works)

services.cfg:service[server5]=3DMNP SNMP Trap;0;24x7;3;5;1;unix-admin;2;24x=
7;1;1;0;;check_nrpe!check_mnp_snmp

nrpe.cfg contains:
command[check_mnp_snmp]=3D/pkgs/netsaint_statd_v2.10/checksnmp.pl

(This is a particular kind of snmp which I need to use an external program =
to read. I could not receive the data using check_snmp for some reason). =
The plugin needs 60 seconds in order to collect the data required.

I have also tried this version:
customcommands.cfg:command[check_nrpe]=3D/opt/netsaint-plugins-1.2.9-4/libe=
xec/check_nrpe $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -c $ARG1$ -wt 120 -ct 240 -to 360

Running from the commandline:

$ /opt/netsaint-plugins-1.2.9-4/libexec/check_nrpe server5 -p 5666 -c =
check_mnp_snmp -wt 120 -ct 240 -to 360
Critical: MNP Server not running!

So, you can see, the plugin and command syntax are correct.

The server name has been changed to protect the innocent ;)

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Jason Oakley +612 82821434
MSG Security Administrator
AAPT -- Glebe -- Australia
  http://www.aapt.com.au