nrpe not working

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

In checkcommands.cfg, you're passing a "-H" switch to check_nrpe.  However,
check_nrpe doesn't use the -H switch.

Remove that and you should be fine.

jc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: emily zhou [mailto:Emily.Zhou at algonquincollege.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 4:46 PM
> To: Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]
> Cc: 'Jeff McKeon'; Nagios List
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe not working
> 
> 
> Hi JC,
> I guess you have experience with NRPE, could you give me some clue?
> I use command line working fine:   (Both Server and Client 
> are Solaris 8)
> ~libexec/check_nrpe <remote server name or address> -c check_disk1
> DISK OK - [2724125 kB (52%) free on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s7]
> 
> However, when I put in the nagios, it's not working, the 
> status information is :
> Incorrect command line arguments supplied, my config file this:
> 
> in checkcommands.cfg:
> # 'check_nrpe' command definition
> define command{
>  command_name check_nrpe
>  command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$
>  }
> 
> In services.cfg:
> define service{
>         use                                   generic-service
>         host_name                        netsrv
>         service_description           File System / Check
>         is_volatile                          0
>         check_period                    24x7
>         max_check_attempts          3
>         normal_check_interval        5
>         retry_check_interval           1
>         contact_groups                  unix-admins
>         notification_interval           120
>         notification_period             24x7
>         notification_options            c,r
>         check_command               check_nrpe!check_disk1
>         name                            remotefstemp
>         }
> 
> In remote server's nrpe.cfg, the check_disk1 is defined, no 
> doubt about that, as
> the command line is working.
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Emily
> 
> "Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]" wrote:
> 
> > Try telnetting to port 5666 on the target host; see if you 
> get a connection.
> >
> > Try installed check_nrpe on the target host and doing this command:
> >
> >    ./check_nrpe localhost -c check_disk1
> >
> > Let us know how that goes.
> >
> > jc
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff McKeon [mailto:jsm at inpro.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:32 PM
> > > To: Nagios List
> > > Subject: [Nagios-users] nrpe not working
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey guys/gals,
> > >
> > > Needed to set up linux disk monitoring of a remote host.  
> downloaded
> > > nrpe (as suggested by mailing list) and installed the 
> daemon on the
> > > remote host according to the directions.  Also copied the 
> check_disk
> > > plugin to that remote server.
> > >
> > > installed on the nagios host server and coped the 
> check_nrpe to the
> > > /usr/local/nagios/libexec dir.
> > >
> > > confirmed that a check_disk command issued at the command 
> prompt will
> > > work on the remote host.  So at least I know that works...
> > >
> > > Left the nrpe.cfg file as is, placed it in the /etc/ dir.
> > >
> > > below is the nrpe xinetd file I've modified.
> > >
> > > Problem::::
> > >
> > > If on the nagios host machine I issue:
> > >
> > > [jsm at rh80-jsm jsm]$ cd /usr/local/nagios/libexec/
> > > [jsm at rh80-jsm libexec]$ ./check_nrpe 10.32.1.12 -c check_disk1
> > > CHECK_NRPE: Error receiving data from host.
> > > [jsm at rh80-jsm libexec]$
> > >
> > > I get the error shown.
> > >
> > > If I look on the remote host in the var/log/messages file I get:
> > >
> > > Nov 25 20:12:37 db02tc07927 xinetd[2777]: execv(
> > > /usr/local/nagios/libexec ) failed: Permission denied (errno = 13)
> > >
> > > Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
> > >
> > >         # default: on
> > >         # description: NRPE
> > >         service nrpe
> > >         {
> > >                 flags           = REUSE
> > >                 socket_type     = stream
> > >                 wait            = no
> > >                 user            = nagios
> > >                 server          = /usr/local/nagios/libexec/nrpe
> > >                 server_args     = -i /etc/nrpe.cfg
> > >                 log_on_failure  += USERID
> > >                 disable         = no
> > >                 only_from       = 127.0.0.1 10.16.2.101
> > >         }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nov 25 20:12:37 db02tc07927 xinetd[2777]: execv(
> > > /usr/local/nagios/libexec ) failed: Permission denied (errno = 13)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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