Nagos issuse: ExternalCommands: failed to create process when exectuted from command line

[Assaf Flatto]

you may want to read on nrpe to understand the issue you are having :
http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/addons.html#nrpe

also see the reply from Marc in this thread .

In a nutshell - you can not use nrpe on windows unless you also install Cygwin.

you are better off using the chekc_nt command 
read this :

http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/monitoring-windows.html

Assaf


On Friday 05 June 2009 13:50:38 Elvir Kuric wrote:
> I used this
>
> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/monitoring-windows.html
>
> as starting point. Installed nscclient on windows, and then within
> nsc.ini edited part related nrpe part, defined allowed hosts, port,
> and placed command to be exectuted
> command[check_load]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_load -w 15,10,5 -c
> 30,25,20
>
> and nothing else. On linux machine I did configuration of nagios.
>
> Should I install something more on windows machine, where/how I can
> define check_load on remote ( windows ) machine.
>
>
> Thank you for reply and nice regards,
>
> Elvir
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Assaf Flatto<assaf.flatto at ssp-intl.com> wrote:
> > Have you configured ,implanted  and defined NRPE tests on the remote
> > machine ?
> >
> > The command you defined in below is the base for nrpe - telling the
> > nagios that when it is executing to use the check_nrpe plugin and attempt
> > to connect to the $HOST , and try to initiate a commad $ARG1$ ( which is
> > the check_load)  .
> >
> > have you defined the check_load  check  on the remote machine ?
> >
> > Assaf
> >
> > On Friday 05 June 2009 13:09:15 Elvir Kuric wrote:
> >> Thank you for mail and information.
> >>
> >> actually I I am using check_nrpe
> >>
> >> define command {
> >>       command_name    check_nrpe
> >>       command_line    /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H
> >> $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
> >> }
> >>
> >> as I understood it it is necessary to use it to "call" NRPE daemon on
> >> windows server, and remotely execute command check_load, what I do not
> >> understand why I am getting error as I described in first mail.
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >> Elvir Kuric
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Assaf Flatto<assaf.flatto at ssp-intl.com> wrote:
> >> > You may want to use the following command
> >> >
> >> > define command{
> >> >        command_name    check_nt_cpuload
> >> >        command_line    $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -t 20 -p 1248
> >> > -v CPULOAD -l $ARG1$ }
> >> >
> >> > Assaf
> >> >
> >> > On Friday 05 June 2009 11:47:26 Elvir Kuric wrote:
> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >>
> >> >> I have an question related to monitoring windows machines using
> >> >> nagios. I installed nagios on debian and it works
> >> >> super. For monitoring windows client I installed on windows
> >> >> NSClient++ - 0.3.5.2 2008-09-24, and set up NSC.ini ( among other
> >> >> configuration elements )
> >> >>
> >> >> command[check_load]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_load -w 15,10,5 -c
> >> >> 30,25,20 ( just want to make first step with this )
> >> >>
> >> >> When I execute from my linux -nagios server command as bellow
> >> >>
> >> >> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins# ./check_nrpe -H WIN_IP_ADDRESS -c check_load
> >> >>
> >> >> I got error:
> >> >>
> >> >> ExternalCommands: failed to create process
> >> >> (/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_load -w 15,10,5 -c 30,25,20): 3: The
> >> >> system cannot find the path specified.
> >> >>
> >> >> >From this I can conclude that I can access from nagios server to
> >> >> > NRPE
> >> >>
> >> >> client on windows server, but for some reason I cannot get correct
> >> >> results.
> >> >>
> >> >> When I check over web for "CPU LOAD " I am getting info as " UNKNOWN
> >> >> " (No output returned from plugin)  "
> >> >>
> >> >> Demand is to monitor windows machines, monitoring linux servers works
> >> >> super.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any information is welcom and thank you in advance
> >> >>
> >> >> Elvir
> >> >>
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Assaf Flatto
SSP Ops Team
Linux System Administrator
169 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AE

Along with a few colleagues I am doing The Three Peaks Challenge again 
this year to raise money for The Railway Children.
Please sponsor me by making a donation online, simply click on the link 
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