Using $ in password

Kareem Mahgoub kmahgoub at gmail.com
Tue Dec 12 20:49:40 CET 2006


Thanks for all who replied to me, but unfortunately the three solutions
didn't work.
Kindly if anyone has other ideas, post it.
Regards
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jason.Shein at iovate.com>
To: <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using $ in password


> Normally, doubling the $ sign and eclosing the statement in single quotes
> works fine.
>
>         check_command check_httpp!61002!192.168.1.4!:'33$$77'
>
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> Dear All,
>
> I have a simple question. What should I do to include the character $ as
> one
> of the password characters in the check command?
>
> Here are some required information:
>
> 1- OS FC 5
>
> 2- kernel 2.6.18-1
>
> 3- Nagios version 2.5
>
> 4- The command definition
>
> # 'check_httpp' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_httpp
>         command_line    $USER1$/check_http -p $ARG1$ -I $ARG2$ -t 120 -a
> $ARG3$
>         }
> 5- The service configuration
>
> define service{
>         use                             generic-service
>         host_name                       XXXX
>         service_description             YYY
>         contact_groups                  ZZZ
>         check_command check_httpp!61002!192.168.1.4!:33$77
>         }
> When I execute the command manually it works.
>
> Any help will be much appreciated
>
> Regards
>
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