check_ntp

[Andreas Ericsson]

Spencer Horn wrote:
> Why would NTP be alarming critical if the offset is less than 60 seconds? 
> default is 60 right? is my syntax incorrect?
> 
> Thanks,
> Spencer
> 
> 
> # 'check_nntp' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_nntp
>         command_line    /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nntp $HOSTADDRESS$
>         }
> 

check_nntp is a plugin to check news servers. Just thought you ough to know.

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> 	CRITICAL 	06-14-2004 12:25:28 	17d 3h 9m 6s 	1/1 	server 208.62.207.124, 
> stratum 0, offset 0.000000, delay 0.00000 
> 

If I were a plugin checking time-servers, stratum 0 would definitely 
make me nervous. Stratum 1 servers are the ntp 'root'-servers, so 
stratum 0 doesn't really exist.

> 
> [nagios at nagiosr0 libexec]$./check_ntp
> No target host specified
> Usage: check_ntp -H <host> [-w <warn>] [-c <crit>] [-v verbose]
> [nagios at nagiosr0 libexec]$./check_ntp --help
> check_ntp (nagios-plugins 1.3.0-beta2) 1.9

Upgrading your plugins to a non-beta release should help things running 
smoothly. 1.3.1 (stable) has been around for some time now, you know.

-- 
Sourcerer / Andreas Ericsson
OP5 AB
+46 (0)733 709032
andreas.ericsson at op5.se


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