event_handler problem

[Lunt, Nick]

Hi list,

nagios-1.2
nagios-plugins-1.4
redhat 7.2

I've got an event_handler setup for apache running on the local nagios machine (named netview).
When I stop apache I get an email - no problems there.
However, the event_handler I've setup is not working.

In services.cfg I have an event_handler called restart-httpd, and in checkcommands.cfg I have a command called restart-httpd which calls a script. Same as shown in the Nagios documentation.

Because this was not working I put some logging at the top of the script to log the args to the script, and this shows that the script is getting the correct args.

The trouble is the script is not restarting apache when $SERVICESTATE$==CRITICAL, $STATETYPE$==SOFT and $SERVICEATTEMPT$==3.
It only restarts apache when the SERVICEATTEMPT has reached 5 turning it into a HARD STATETYPE.

I must of done something silly to have caused this, but I cannot see what it is.
I would really appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Below is a paste of the relevant bits of the file involved.

Many thanks
Nick .

# services.cfg
define service{
        host_name               netview
        service_description     check_http
        check_command           check_http
        max_check_attempts      5
        normal_check_interval   5
        retry_check_interval    3
        check_period            24x7
        event_handler           restart-httpd
        notification_interval   30
        notification_period     24x7
        notification_options    w,c,r
        contact_groups          linux-admins

# checkcommands.cfg
define command{
        command_name    restart-httpd
        command_line    /usr/local/nagios/libexec/eventhandlers/restart-httpd $SERVICESTATE$ $STATETYPE$ $SERVICEATTEMPT$
        }


# restart-httpd script
LOG=/tmp/NAGLOG
echo "`date` STATE $1 TYPE $2 ATTEMPTS $3" >> $LOG

SERVICESTATE=$1
SERVICETYPE=$2
SERVICEATTEMPT=$3

case "$SERVICESTATE" in
OK)             # The service just came back up so dont do anything
                ;;
WARNING)        # We dont care about warning states cos httpd is prob still running
                ;;
UNKNOWN)        # We dont know what could be causing this, so leave alone
                ;;
CRITICAL)       # Httpd has a problem, lets restart it
                case "$SERVICETYPE" in
                SOFT)   # What check attempt are we on
                        case "$SERVICEATTEMPT" in
                        3)      echo -n "Restarting Apache - 3rd soft critical state"
                                echo $SERVICEATTEMPT | /usr/lib/sendmail nick.lunt at wesleyan.co.uk 
                                sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart
                                ;;
                        esac
                        ;;
                HARD)   # Restart Apache regardless
                        echo -n "Restarting Apache after Hard failure"
                        echo $SERVICEATTEMPT | /usr/lib/sendmail nick.lunt at wesleyan.co.uk 
                        sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart
                        ;;
                esac
                ;;

esac

echo $SERVICEATTEMPT | /usr/lib/sendmail nick.lunt at wesleyan.co.uk 
exit 0

# /tmp/NAGLOG
Fri Jun 10 15:30:20 BST 2005 STATE CRITICAL TYPE SOFT ATTEMPTS 1
Fri Jun 10 15:33:20 BST 2005 STATE CRITICAL TYPE SOFT ATTEMPTS 2
Fri Jun 10 15:36:20 BST 2005 STATE CRITICAL TYPE SOFT ATTEMPTS 3
Fri Jun 10 15:39:20 BST 2005 STATE CRITICAL TYPE SOFT ATTEMPTS 4
Fri Jun 10 15:42:21 BST 2005 STATE CRITICAL TYPE HARD ATTEMPTS 5
Fri Jun 10 15:47:21 BST 2005 STATE OK TYPE HARD ATTEMPTS 5




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