nrpe not working

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

Try telnetting to port 5666 on the target host; see if you get a connection.

Try installed check_nrpe on the target host and doing this command:

   ./check_nrpe localhost -c check_disk1

Let us know how that goes.

jc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff McKeon [mailto:jsm at inpro.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:32 PM
> To: Nagios List
> Subject: [Nagios-users] nrpe not working
> 
> 
> Hey guys/gals,
> 
> Needed to set up linux disk monitoring of a remote host.  downloaded
> nrpe (as suggested by mailing list) and installed the daemon on the
> remote host according to the directions.  Also copied the check_disk
> plugin to that remote server.  
> 
> installed on the nagios host server and coped the check_nrpe to the
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec dir.
> 
> confirmed that a check_disk command issued at the command prompt will
> work on the remote host.  So at least I know that works...
> 
> Left the nrpe.cfg file as is, placed it in the /etc/ dir.
> 
> below is the nrpe xinetd file I've modified.
> 
> Problem::::
> 
> If on the nagios host machine I issue:
> 
> [jsm at rh80-jsm jsm]$ cd /usr/local/nagios/libexec/
> [jsm at rh80-jsm libexec]$ ./check_nrpe 10.32.1.12 -c check_disk1
> CHECK_NRPE: Error receiving data from host.
> [jsm at rh80-jsm libexec]$
> 
> I get the error shown.
> 
> If I look on the remote host in the var/log/messages file I get:
> 
> Nov 25 20:12:37 db02tc07927 xinetd[2777]: execv(
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec ) failed: Permission denied (errno = 13)
> 
> Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
> 
>         # default: on
>         # description: NRPE
>         service nrpe
>         {
>                 flags           = REUSE
>                 socket_type     = stream
>                 wait            = no
>                 user            = nagios
>                 server          = /usr/local/nagios/libexec/nrpe
>                 server_args     = -i /etc/nrpe.cfg
>                 log_on_failure  += USERID
>                 disable         = no
>                 only_from       = 127.0.0.1 10.16.2.101
>         }
> 
> 
> 
> Nov 25 20:12:37 db02tc07927 xinetd[2777]: execv(
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec ) failed: Permission denied (errno = 13)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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