check_procs, solaris 10 and zones

[Duncan Ferguson]

On 2 Jul 2008, at 13:56, Daniel López wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
>
> we are having problems using check_procs in solaris 10 boxes  
> (virtual zones),
> works very well in the global zone.
>
> We are using pst3 and check_procs from nagios-plugins-1.4.12.
>
> i have found a thread from early 2007:
>
> http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5112366&messageID=9879024
>
> and says:
>
> Also keep in mind to not run the plugins in a Solaris Zone. The  
> reason being
> is that the check_procs plugin requires access to /dev/kmem which is  
> not
> allowed in a non global Solaris zone.
>
>
> Is there a way to make work check_procs from inside the virtual zones?


Yes - I have re-written pst3 to avoid using /dev/kmem - waiting on Ton  
to commit to svn.

   Duncs

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