NSCA Time Out

[Ian Marks]

Central Server
pid_file=/var/run/nsca.pid
server_port=5667
nsca_user=nagios
nsca_group=nagios
debug=1
command_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd
alternate_dump_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nsca.dump
aggregate_writes=1
append_to_file=0
max_packet_age=30
password=######
decryption_method=0

Distributed Server
password=######
encryption_method=0


Morris, Patrick wrote:
> OK, that still leaves one question (I feel like a dentist):
>
>   
>>> If standalone, is the nsca server configured to allow connections 
>>> from your clients?  
>>>       
>
> This would be "allowed_hosts" in the nsca config file.
>
> At this point, It might be good to add the questions:
>
> Have you tried enabling debugging in the nsca config?
> What does your nsca config look like, anyway?
> Can you telnet to port 5667 on the nsca server?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Marks [mailto:imarks at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:05 PM
> To: Morris, Patrick
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] NSCA Time Out
>
> When I run it manually, it times out after 10 seconds.
> I have iptables allowing port 5667 from the distributed server and no
> tcp wrappers enabled.
> I have enabled debug for nsca on the central server.  According to
> /var/log/messages events are getting to the server, but just not being
> read by nagios.
>
> Morris, Patrick wrote:
>   
>> OK, that still leaves a couple important questions:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> What happens if you run it manually as the Nagios user?
>>> If standalone, is the nsca server configured to allow connections 
>>> from
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>> your clients? 
>>>     
>>>       
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ian Marks [mailto:imarks at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:47 AM
>> To: Morris, Patrick
>> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] NSCA Time Out
>>
>> 1.  It times out at 10 seconds.  I also tried setting ocsp_timeout=30.
>> 2.  I'm really not sure what log to look at on the server side, I was 
>> basing the connection established on tcpdump after seeing a handshake 
>> take place.
>> 3.  nsca is running under init.d as a service.
>>
>> Morris, Patrick wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> What happens if you run it manually as the Nagios user?
>>>
>>> What, if anything, appears in the logs on the server side?
>>>
>>> How are you running nsca?  inetd?  Standalone?
>>>
>>> If standalone, is the nsca server configured to allow connections 
>>> from
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>> your clients?
>>>
>>> Give us something to work with here. 
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
>>> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Ian 
>>> Marks
>>> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:20 AM
>>> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>>> Subject: [Nagios-users] NSCA Time Out
>>>
>>> I'm having an issue with nsca in a distributed setup.  I keep getting
>>>       
>
>   
>>> the following error
>>>  "Warning: OCSP command
>>> '/usr/local/nagios/libexec/eventhandlers/submit_check_result_nsca
>>> /host_name/ 'Check Ping Service' OK '$OUTPUT$'' for service 'Check 
>>> Ping Service' on host '/host_name/' timed out after 5 seconds"
>>> I see the initial connection on the central server get established, 
>>> so
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>> I was assuming it was an encryption issue.  For troubleshooting 
>>> purposes, I have disabled encryption, but still see the same error.
>>>
>>> I have the following defined on the
>>> ##distributed server.
>>> in nagios.cfg
>>> obsess_over_services=1
>>> ocsp_command=submit_check_result_nsca
>>>
>>> in checkcommnands.cfg
>>> define command{
>>>         command_name    submit_check_result_nsca
>>>         command_line    
>>> /usr/local/nagios/libexec/eventhandlers/submit_check_result_nsca
>>> $HOSTNAME$ '$SERVICEDESC$' $SERVICESTATE$ '$OUTPUT$'
>>>         }
>>>
>>> ##central server
>>> all services and hosts have been defined for the remote server, nsca 
>>> is running, passive checks are enabled, and iptables rules have been 
>>> set to allow the connection.
>>>
>>>       
>
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