check_disk plugin help

[sma nagios]

thanks guys!  this was my first time using mailing list.  such quick
responses.  i will try the check_by_ssh thing.  i should be able to
get it from there.

i really appreciate it!

-Dustin


On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:20:55 -0700, Nathan Oyler <noyler at khimetrics.com> wrote:
> You need to use check_nrpe to call the check_disk
> 
> ./check_nrpe -H blah -c check_disk or in services.cfg
> 
> check_command                  check_nrpe!check_disk
> 
> Local plugins, like check_disk check_load check_swap need to be called
> through check_nrpe.
> 
> And the limits are determined through the nrpe.cfg on the machine you
> run it at.
> 
> If you do not have check_nrpe (it doesn't come by default), download it
> and use that.
> 
> You'll need it installed on the machine you are going to as well. And
> on. Chkconfig'd to.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> > admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of sma nagios
> > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 1:06 PM
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [Nagios-users] check_disk plugin help
> >
> > I am running the newest version of nagios (v2.0b2) on slackware 10.1
> with
> > plugins v1.4.
> >
> > I have had most of the simple plugins working ok for weeks now
> (check_ssh,
> > check_http, check_imap, ...), yet I am having trouble getting
> check_disk
> > to work.  It always returns "DISK OK - free space: / 10687 MB (85%):"
> no
> > matter what valid disk I check.  That value (10687 MB) is not correct.
> It
> > returns the same number when I check any disk on any server.  I'm
> guessing
> > it's some default number.
> >
> > I define the command like this:
> > define command{
> >         command_name    check_disk
> >         command_line    $USER1$/check_disk -p $ARG1$ -w $ARG2$ -c
> $ARG3$
> > }
> >
> > And I use the service like this:
> > define service{
> >         host_name                       linuxserver
> >         service_description             /dev/hda2
> >         check_command                   check_disk!/dev/hda2!10%!5%
> >         max_check_attempts              5
> >         normal_check_interval           5
> >         retry_check_interval            3
> >         check_period                    24x7
> >         notification_interval           30
> >         notification_period             24x7
> >         contact_groups                  admins
> >         notification_options            w,u,c,r
> > }
> >
> > I'm pretty sure I have to do something at the other end (the server I
> am
> > trying to check).  Because you can't just check a certain port to
> check
> > the about of space left on disk.  It seem like nagios would have to
> log
> > into the server or have some sort of privilege on the remote server.
> The
> > servers I am check are mine, so I have user access to all of them.
> >
> > I see other people using disk_check successfully, so I know it is
> > possible.
> > I just can't find any information on how to use it right.
> >
> > Can someone help me get check_disk to work?
> > Any advice??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dustin Patterson
> > North Carolina State University
> >
> >
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