check_http - ok status for http errors

[Phil Costelloe]

> From: Matthieu Parisot [mailto:mat at avedya.com] 
> 
> Xfer wrote:
> 
> >I want to be able to use the plugin check_http to return an 
> ok status 
> >if the http server returns error status like 404 or 401,
> >
> >Does anyone know if there are some weard switches that can be used?
> >
> >Or has anyone developed a script to do this?
> >
> I suggest that you write a shell plugin using curl, which 
> allows you to display only the http_code that you want:
[snip example]

Or you could use the -e switch to check_http to specify the string back
you expect.

# 'check_http_noauth' command definition
# This can be used against servers expecting NTLM  or other
authentication we can't supply
# A "401 Access Denied" message counts as OK
define command{
        command_name    check_http_noauth
        command_line    $USER1$/check_http -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -e "HTTP/1.1
401"
        }

You might need to amend the string to suit the server you're checking
and/or
make it general enough to use against any server.

Phil


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