#1 Documentation: .profile of userid running NRPE

[Wilfried Brunken]

The files .profile or .bash_profile created by adding the
userid running
the NRPE processes must be edited, to avoid starting
problems:
give hints:

Remove the follwing entries:
- the call of all programs needing Terminal:e.g. stty,
tset, tabs
- calling programms needing the X-Windows-system
(mostly on Solaris),
e.g. xterm, CDE , x...

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[Nobody/Anonymous]

Logged In: NO

Why bother to create a home directory for this user? Can't we just use "nobody", which seems to work well? Or if we do create an NRPE specific user, why not have the home directory be empty?

[Wilfried Brunken]

Logged In: YES
user_id=69405
Originator: YES

Hello,
we need a special user "nagios", wich has its own home "/usr/local/nagios".
There we find a .profile. The user nobody has no right for self made properitary Plugins( e.g. checking own developped projects).
it is the best help for other users in this situation to add the info about the .profile or .bash_profile in the Documentation

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