monitor windows remote desktop from linux

[Frost, Mark {PBG}]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Andrunas [mailto:john at andrunas.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:28 PM
>To: Massimo Balestra
>Cc: Frost, Mark {PBG}; Natxo Asenjo; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] monitor windows remote desktop from linux
>
>It seems like you ought to be able to create a check that actually
>connects to rdp, not that this is an ideal solution.
>
>rdesktop -u <username> -d <domain> -p <password>
>
>
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Massimo Balestra [mailto:massimobalestra at hotmail.com]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:52 PM
>>>To: 'Natxo Asenjo'; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>Subject: [Nagios-users] monitor windows remote desktop from linux
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I did some googleing for this problem but with no success. Maybe
>>>somebody in
>>>this list can help me to figure how to do this check.
>>>
>>>My nagios is running on linux and I have two windows servers used for
>>>remote
>>>desktop (terminal service).
>>>
>>>One of this servers has some problems (we will reinstall it) and
>>>sometimes
>>>the remote desktop stops answering and the nobody can login. To tell
>> the
>>>truth the whole server hangs but in this moment my concern is the
>> remote
>>>desktop.
>>>
>>>I already setup a check on the remote desktop port (using check_tcp)
>> but
>>>it
>>>is not enough. The RD port answers to the socket connection but when
I
>>>try
>>>to connect with the client it hangs. So the port is open but the
>> service
>>>is
>>>frozen.
>>>
>>>Is there anybody who knows what to do to monitor the Windows Remote
>>>Desktop?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you in advance
>>>Massimo

Unfortunately, I don't think rdesktop will run without having a
corresponding X display to send output to.  If only it did, this would
be the best route, methinks.

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