check_procs don't see some process

[Jan Scholten]

./check_procs --help
[..]
  -a, --argument-array=STRING
    Only scan for processes with args that contain STRING.

so try:
check_procs -a sshd

Reading help(fiules) is recommended before asking the list!

Jan

>
> with plugins 1.4.0alpha1, nagios 1.2 on whitebox linux, some process are
> not listed:
>
> # /opt/nagios/libexec/check_procs -C sshd
> PROCS OK: 0 processes with command name 'sshd'
> # ps axu|grep sshd
> root      1789  0.0  0.1  3668 1184 ?        S    Jul28   3:00
> /usr/sbin/sshd
> root     14520  0.0  0.1  6884 1948 ?        S    09:34   0:00 sshd:
> touche [priv]
> touche   14532  0.0  0.2  7056 2452 ?        S    09:34   0:00 sshd:
> touche at pts/1
> root     22564  0.0  0.0  3708  712 pts/0    S    10:42   0:00 grep sshd
>
> same with sendmail, syslogd, snmpd
>
> is there a way to look not for an exact match but for part of string or
> a regex in command ?
>
> Regards
>
> 		Julien
>
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Jan Scholten
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