Configuring nrpe

[Subhendu Ghosh]

You should be able to use "-C /bin/sh -a /usr/bin/safe_mysqld"

note the ps on the command line probably has different defaults than ps in 
check_procs.  Take look at your config.h for PS_COMMAND.

-sg

On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Jeff Lane wrote:

> Good morning all...
> 
> I need a little help in configureing a check for nrpe... the one thing 
> that has me stumped is how to check a process that is started by /bin/sh
> 
> specifically mysqld.
> 
> I have tried the following in nrpe.cfg:
> 
> command[check_mysql]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w2: -c 1: -C 
> '/bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld'
> command[check_mysql]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w2: -c 1: -C 
> "/bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld"
> command[check_mysql]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w2: -c 1: -C 
> `/bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld`
> command[check_mysql]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w2: -c 1: -C 
> /usr/bin/safe_mysqld
> command[check_mysql]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_procs -w2: -c 1: -C 
> /bin/sh\ /usr/bin/safe_mysqld
> 
> and none of these worked...
> 
> here is what mysql looks like to ps:
> 
> 
> 28887 ?        S      0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld 
> --defaults-file=/etc/my.
> 28914 ?        S      0:00  \_ /usr/libexec/mysqld 
> --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf -
> 28916 ?        S      0:16      \_ /usr/libexec/mysqld 
> --defaults-file=/etc/my.c
> 28917 ?        S      1:29          \_ /usr/libexec/mysqld 
> --defaults-file=/etc/
> 
> I have even tried it wiht the child process names as well...
> 
> since this is a server that is constantly tweaked, just using the 
> process number would be futile, as it changes at least once a week... 
> so could someone point me in the right direction to getting this checked???
> 
> Thanks!
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 

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