NRPE + raidutil ?

[rader at ginseng.hep.wisc.edu]

 > I'm trying to monitor RAID array status using NRPE.  But I'm running 
 > into minor security issues.
 > 
 > * Adaptec 2100S RAID controller
 > * CentOS 4.2
 > * raidutil RPM from http://i2o.shadowconnect.com
 > 
 > When logged directly into the system to monitor, the raidutil command 
 > only works if I am root.

chmod 755 `which raidutil`

as root?

 > But NRPE refuses to start if I tell it to use root as user and group. 
 > (Running under xinetd, in this case)
 > 
 > Can anyone tell me the best (most secure) way to get this working 
 > properly?  This web page seems to talk about it, but in Czech...
 > 
 > http://homel.vsb.cz/~jas02/raid/
 > 
 > I am using an apparently custom Nagios plugin called "check_dpt_raid" 
 > and again, it seems to run manually just fine as long as I am root. 
 > (Can't remember where I got the plugin -- maybe from someone's mention 
 > of it on the mailing list.  Nothing comes up when I search for the name!)

ftp://noc.hep.wisc.edu/pub/src/nagios/

?

...but I really can't help you because we don't use NRPE.
(We run check_dpt_raid via Net-SNMP's snmpd.)

steve 
- - - 
systems & network manager
high energy physics
university of wisconsin



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