NRPE and remote hosts - problem

[Werner Flamme]

Andre Loss schrieb am 11.03.2005 11:02:
> Hi,
> 
> I have the same problem: as root the check_nrpe-command give an answer
> like "OK...", but as user 'nagios' the answer is "cannot map tcp to
> protocol number"
> 
> I think, this is not a nagios-problem, then a problem of permissions.
> But I don't know, which permissions are wrong... Can anybody help?
> 
> Thanx
> 
> Andre

Hi Andre,

I understand this text so that there may be no entry in /etc/services for
nrpe. Otherways you would get "Failed to obtain socket" or likewise.

HTH,
Werner

> 
> 
> Arno Lehmann wrote:
> 
>>Hi.
>>
>>martin wrote:
>>...
>>
>>
>>>But from console: [root at gucci nagios]# 
>>>/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H ipaddress -c check_users
>>>USERS OK - 1 users currently logged in |users=1;5;10;0
>>>
>>>Pls help me, what is wrong?  some permission?
>>
>>
>>Probably. You run nagios as user nagios, I assume, and your console 
>>check is run as root.
>>su to nagios and try it. Then setup sudo or chenge the file permissions 
>>and retry.
>>
>>Arno
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Martin
>>>
>>>Sorry for my English
>>>


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