Oh rite....ive jus tried again and i fink
>-v SERVICESTATE -l "MSSQL\$$BKUPEXEC" does the trick too!!!
>From: Anthony Montibello <amontibello at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Anthony Montibello <amontibello at gmail.com>
>To: Nagios Users List <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] escaping $ signs
>Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 06:53:32 -0400
>
>You can check this service using NC_Net.
>
>I tested this from both the command line and from nagios.
>the double $$ did not work with NC_NEt but \$ did
>
>from command line:
>-v SERVICESTATE -l "MSSQL$$BKUPEXEC"
>MSSQL14962BKUPEXEC: Unknown
>
>-v SERVICESTATE -l "MSSQL\$BKUPEXEC"
>All services are running
>
>-v SERVICESTATE -l "MSSQL\$BKUPEXEC" -d SHOWALL
>MSSQL$BKUPEXEC: Started
>
>From Nagios I used the following Command/Configuration.
>check_command check_nc_net_with_l_d!SERVICESTATE!MSSQL\$BKUPEXEC!SHOWALL
>
>define command{
>command_name check_nc_net_with_l_d
>command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 1248 -v $ARG1$ -l
>"$ARG2$" -d $ARG3$
>}
>
>
>
>On 5/27/05, HP Geeza <getbacktome3 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Does anybody know how to escape $ signs in service definitions??? I
>still
> > haven't managed to crack this....here's what i am trying to do.
> >
> > I have a service definition:
> > # Service definition
> > define service
> > {
> > use generic-service ; Name of
> > service template to use
> > host_name winbackupServer
> > service_description SQLAgent BKUPEXEC
> > check_command
> > check_nt_service!"SQLAgent\$BKUPEXEC"
> > }
> >
> >
> > Here's my command definition:
> > # 'check_nt_ntservice' command definition
> > define command
> > {
> > command_name check_nt_service
> > command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 1248 -v
> > SERVICESTATE -l $ARG1$
> > }
> >
> >
> > BUT THE STATUS DEFINITION FOR THIS HOST COMES UP WITH:
> > SQLAgent$BKUPEXEC$: Unknown
> >
> > The nt service which i am trying to monitor is SQLAgent$BKUPEXEC
> >
> > ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED
> >
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