snmpwalk as external command or customize "Status information"

[Marc Powell]

Please always respond on list so that others, now and in the future,  
learn from you experience.

On Jun 6, 2008, at 1:30 PM, Sergio Belkin wrote:

>>>
>>> define command{
>>>       command_name    snmpwalk
>>>       command_line    $USER5$/snmppwalk -v2c -c "mi community"
>>> $HOSTADDRESS$ -Oqv  $ARGS1$
>>>       }

>> 1) You can't use arbitrary system commands as nagios plugins. Nagios
>> expects plugins to output results in a particular way and quit with
>> specific exit codes corresponding to status. See the Developer
>> Guidelines at http://nagiosplug.sf.net if you're interested in
>> learning more.
>> 2) Return code of 127 is a system level exit code. It means that the
>> file/program doesn't exist. Regardless of whether snmppwalk would  
>> work
>> as a nagios plugin, the program isn't where you've said it is (<value
>> of $USER5$>/snmppwalk). You probably meant $USER5$/snmpwalk.
>
> Thanks again, Yes I had a typo, however, stil it won't work :(

It's not meant to because of (1).

--
Marc

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