NRPE: Unable to read output for check_procs

[Jason Joines]

SCHAER Frederic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there really a "i" before the /usr/lib/... in your check_procs
> command definition ?
> Other question : is any other nrpe command working ?
> 
> Regards
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Jason
> Joines
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:38 PM
> To: Nagios Users
> Subject: [Nagios-users] NRPE: Unable to read output for check_procs
> 
> 
>     I'm running Nagios 2.9 and NRPE 2.8.1 on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy.
> 
>     On the box running NRPE, I have check_procs defined in
> /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg as:
> command[check_procs]=i/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs -w 250 -c 400
> and I'm running NRPE as a daemon via "/usr/sbin/nrpe -c
> /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg -d" as the user nagios.
> 
>     When I run the check locally on the NRPE box it works just fine:
> root at box02:~# sudo -u nagios /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs
> PROCS OK: 78 processes
> root at box02:~# sudo -u nagios /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs -w 250
> -c 400
> PROCS OK: 78 processes
> 
>     On the Nagios box I have the service defined in
> /etc/nagios2/conf.d/box02_nagios2.cfg as:
> define service{
>         use                  generic-service
>         host_name            box02
>         service_description  Total Processes
>         check_command        check_nrpe_1arg!check_procs
>         }
> 
>     However, both the web interface and the command line show "Unable to
> read output":
> root at box01:~# /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H box02.sub.dom.top -c
> check_procs
> NRPE: Unable to read output
> root at box01:~#
> 
>     Most of the other NRPE checks defined for box02 work as expected.
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> Jason Joines
> =================================




     Unfortunately, yes.  I can't believe I missed that.  Thanks.


Jason
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