Irix monitoring/check_by_ssh

[Marc Powell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Aaron Carr
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:30 PM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Irix monitoring/check_by_ssh
> 
> How is everyone doing their monitoring of Irix machines?
> 
> I have no issues with getting Nagios set up for Linux and Solaris, but
> Irix is presenting a problem.

Can't help here...

> 
> Regarding check by ssh, the ssh-agent isn't working with the Nagios
> user.  I can only assume that's because the Nagios daemon doesn't have
> a logon account on the monitoring box. After su from root to Nagios, I
> start the ssh-agent, then when I attempt to add a key, I get the error
> "Could not open a connection to your authentication agent."

Why are you trying to use the agent? Why not just generate a key as the
nagios user on your source host and add it to authorized_keys for the
destination user/host? Ssh over once to accept the host key then you
should be good to go.

--
Marc



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