passing command line parameters to plugins

[Andreas Ericsson]

EXT-Fuentes, James P wrote:
>> From: EXT-Fuentes, James P Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 10:48 AM To: Cam;
>> nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Nagios-users]
>> passing command line parameters to plugins
>> 
>> In your services.cfg: check_http!8088
>> 
>> In your checkcommands.cfg:check_http -p $ARG1$
>> 
>> -Jim
> 
> 
> To better clarify my last post, as Jason Q pointed out: your services
> check_command is probably something different than check_http. It
> could be some thing like check-http-server!8088
> 

It's a fairly good idea to stick to some sort of a naming standard when 
doing this, like check_http-port, check_https-port, 
check_https-port_cert and so on. Slapping 'my' in front of every custom 
checkcommand is a technique that has bitten many a programmer in the arse.

-- 
Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
Lead Developer


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