execute a program with NRPE
Subhendu Ghosh
sghosh at sghosh.org
Mon Apr 17 19:58:20 CEST 2006
On Mon, 17 Apr 2006, tdelunel wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm using a v2 of nagios and check_nrpe and nrpe_nt.exe 0.8.
> I have some troubles with starting an .exe on a remote windows 2000 Server.
> Here is my config:
> nrpe.cfg
> ---------------
> allowed_hosts=127.0.0.1, at IPnagios
> dont_blame_nrpe=1
> debug=1
> command[putty]=c:\nrpe\putty.exe
> ---------------
> Other parameters are set to default.
>
> On the Monitoring Computer i use the command:
>
> ./chek_nrpe -H @ipHost -c putty
>
> After 10 seconds i receive the following message:
> CHECK_NRPE: Socket timeout after 10 seconds
>
> In the nrpe_nt log file on the remote host:
> "Host is askng command 'putty' to be run"
> "Running command: c:\nrpe\putty.exe"
> "Command completed with return code 5"
> "Bad return code for [The check didn't respond within the timeout]"
>
> Putty is not started, but if I open the task manager, I can see that
> putty.exe is present.
> If I try to kill the process, i receive the message "Acces Denied".
Putty needs access to the Desktop to open the window - is the NRPE user
same as the desktop/console user?
If you are trying to run another ssh session form the windows host, try
plink (command line ssh) that is part of the putty package.
>
> In parallele, i tried to start a windows service (W32Time i.e) remotely. So i
> copied the "sc.exe" file from a windows XP on my 2000 server, and i wrote my
> command into the nrpe.cfg:
> -------------
> command[start_service]=c:\nrpe\sc.exe start "W32Time"
> command[stop_service]=c:\nrpe\sc.exe stop "W32Time"
> -------------
> Then i sent the command:
> ./check_nrpe -H @ipHost -c stop_service
> ./check_nrpe -H @ipHost -c start_service
>
> The both commands work, it stops and restart my service correctly.
>
> I don't understand why my command for putty doesn't work...
> Did I forget something in the configuration ?
> Help please ...!
>
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