check_ntp

[Subhendu Ghosh]

You are missing the -H in the command definition.  It may have worked 
without it in older versions, but release 1.3.0 requires the option.

You mentioned that nptd is being run from cron - is that the case for 
host1 or is ntpd running as a daemon.

-sg


On Fri, 16 May 2003, Irene Sakellarakis wrote:

> The host is running an ntp server.
> 
> >From checkcommands.cfg:
> # 'check_ntp' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_ntp
>         command_line    /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ntp $HOSTADDRESS$ 
> -w 60 -c 180
>         }
> 
> >From services.cfg
> # Service definition
> define service{
>         use                             generic-service         ; Name of 
> service template to use
> 
>         host_name                       host1
>         service_description             NTP
>         is_volatile                     0
>         check_period                    24x7
>         max_check_attempts              3
>         normal_check_interval           3
>         retry_check_interval            1
>         contact_groups                  unix-high       
>         notification_interval           120
>         notification_period             24x7
>         notification_options            w,u,c,r
>         check_command                   check_ntp
> 
> 
> OS on host1 is Red Hat 6.1, kernel 2.2.19
> 
> Thanks,
> Irene
> On Fri, 16 May 2003, Subhendu Ghosh wrote:
> 
> > 
> > check_ntp -H host1
> > 
> > - requires that host1 be running a ntp server.
> > 
> > What is the command config?
> > 
> > -sg
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 16 May 2003, Irene Sakellarakis wrote:
> > 
> > > check_ntp -H $HOSTNAME$ works just fine from the command line of the 
> > > nagios server. I cannot get the web interface to display a check. I'm 
> > > confused as to whether the check occurs at all (since it works from 
> > > the command line) or if Nagios is, in effect, not updating this 
> > > particular service.
> > > 
> > > The error message I get is: "NTP CRITICAL: No suitable peer server found - 
> > > Server for ntp probably down"
> > > 
> > > What I've done so far:
> > > 
> > > *Updated all my plugins to the latest version from sourceforge.
> > > 
> > > *Specified the location of ntpdate in utils.pm to reflect the location on 
> > > the nagios server (this location is different on the client I'm checking).
> > > 
> > > *ntpd seemed to be problematic on the host server, so I've stopped ntpd as 
> > > a daemon and am running a cron job every 60 seconds to synchronize with my 
> > > time server (stratum 2 server).
> > > 
> > > Any assistance is greatly appreciated,
> > > Irene
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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