Check_Log - SOLUTION

[Mike Koponick]

All,

Thanks for all the help/information regarding this subject.

I have found a solution that works in this case.

The problem is that the "%" is a directive for printf. Since the "%" was
in the string, printf thinks it should be a directive.

Since I had no need for the "%" in the output string, I removed it.

I changed the check_log script with the following:

OLD:
$ECHO "($count) $lastentry" 

NEW:
$ECHO "($count) $lastentry" | /bin/sed 's/%//'

I'm sure there is probably a more efficient way of doing this, but it
was a quick fix for me.

Thanks!

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Mike
Koponick
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:59 AM
To: James Turnbull
Cc: Nagios Users
Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Check_Log

Sure.

Here is the service check command:

define  service {
        use                             Sensor-Log
        hostgroup_name                  Firewalls
        service_description             Check_Log
        check_command
check_log!/var/log/messages!/usr/local/nagios/var/PIX-Deny.log!"Deny"
        register                        1
        }

Here is the template that I am using:

define service{

        name                            Sensor-Log
        is_volatile                     0
        max_check_attempts              1
        normal_check_interval           1
        retry_check_interval            1
        passive_checks_enabled          0
        active_checks_enabled           1
        check_period                    24x7
        parallelize_check               1
        obsess_over_service             1
        check_freshness                 0
        event_handler_enabled           0
        flap_detection_enabled          0
        process_perf_data               1
        retain_status_information       1
        retain_nonstatus_information    1
        contact_groups                  Support
        notification_interval           0
        notification_period             24x7
        notification_options            w,c
        notifications_enabled           0
        register                        0       
        }

Here is my check command:

define  command {
        command_name    check_log
        command_line    $USER1$/check_log -F $ARG1$ -O $ARG2$ -q $ARG3$


Thanks!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: James Turnbull [mailto:james at lovedthanlost.net] 
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:33 PM
To: Mike Koponick
Cc: Nagios Users
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Check_Log

Mike Koponick wrote:
>
> I wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my question regarding 
> parsing syslog files.
>
>  
>
> Thanks!
>
>  
>
> But, I was wondering about check_log. It seems that it would work for 
> my environment. However I see that I have run into a snag of sorts.
>
>  
>
Can you post the command/etc you are using check_log in to parse the
log?

Regards

James Turnbull

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