check_rpc returns Unknown "Program -H is not defined"

[Hugo van der Kooij]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, Scott Dungan wrote:

> I am having a problem with the check_rpc command and I am hoping
> someone can point out where I am going wrong.
>
> when I run the following from the terminal:
>
>   sh-3.00$ ./check_rpc -H 131.215.64.60 nfs -c 4
>
> I get this:
>
>   OK: RPC program nfs version 4 udp running

The important question is: Who are you at this point? user 'scott', user
'root' or user 'nagios'?

> I have created the following in checkcommands.cfg:
>
>   # 'check_rpc' command definition
>   define command{
>           command_name    check_rpc
>           command_line    $USER1$/check_rpc -H $HOSTADDRESS$ nfs -c 4
>           }

Here you run with a full path and you did not do so in the manual test. So
your current work directory is also a relevant factor.

Hugo.

PS: Check the wastepaperbin ;-)

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