Problem sending passive results using NSCA with multi-line output

[Tech Support]

What I did in my PERL scripts to send the ETB is this:

my $ETB = "\027";
...
...
do stuff. Blah, blah, blah
...
...
$nsca_cmd .= "$nscahost\t$service\t$code\t$message$ETB";
my $retval = `$system /bin/echo -e "$nsca_cmd" | $nscaprog -H $nagioshost -c
$nscacfg`;

It seems to work fine for me even when I send hundreds of lines out output
in one single command.





-----Original Message-----
From: Esteban Monge [mailto:esteban at nuevaeralatam.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 3:59 PM
To: Nagios Users List
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problem sending passive results using NSCA with
multi-line output

>> * Esteban Monge <esteban at nuevaeralatam.com> [2013-02-16 15:00]:
>>
>>> > This looks like you're using a send_nsca version < 2.9, where
>>> multiple
>>> > check results were seperated using newlines.  In that case, you'll
>>> have
>>> > to replace each newline character within multi-line output with 
>>> > the literal string '\n'.
>>> >
>>> > With NSCA >= 2.9, multiple check results are seperated using ASCII
>>> ETB
>>> > characters (octal value: 27) instead of newlines, and multi-line
>>> output
>>> > can be piped into send_nsca as-is.  (Actually, converting the 
>>> > newline characters into '\n' will no longer work with NSCA >= 
>>> > 2.9.)
>>>
>>> I have one situation with both versions:
>>> NSCA < 2.9 in clients and NSCA > 2.9 in server.
>>>
>>> Can send passive checks with "\n" for newline?
>>
>> Yes, replacing newline characters with the literal string '\n' should 
>> do the trick in your case.
>>
>> Holger
>>
>>
> Thanks, I will work on that
>
>
I worked on that.

I have a text file with next data:
Nagios.DCCorp        SSH     0       SSH OK - OpenSSH_5.5p1
Debian-6+squeeze2 (protocol 2.0)|time=0.420720s;;;0.000000;10.000000
Nagios.DCCorp        Process MySQL   0       PROCS OK: 1 process with
command name mysqld|
Nagios.DCCorp        Process NPCD    0       PROCS OK: 1 process with
command name npcd|
Nagios.DCCorp        Process NSCA    0       PROCS OK: 1 process with
command name nsca|
Nagios.DCCorp        NTP Time        0       NTP OK: Offset -0.01471853256
secs|offset=-0.014719s;60.000000;120.000000;

And send it with to central Nagios with:
cat results.sending |  /usr/local/nagios/bin/send_nsca -H HappyCentralHost
-c /usr/local/nagios/etc/send_nsca.cfg

But in central Nagios receive:
[1363376971] EXTERNAL COMMAND: PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT;Nagios.DCCorp 
      SSH     0       SSH OK - OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-6+squeeze2 (protocol
2.0)|time=0.420720s;;;0.000000;10.000000\nNagios.DCCorp        Process
MySQL   0       PROCS OK: 1 process with command name
mysqld|\nNagios.DCCorp        Process NPCD    0       PROCS OK: 1 process
with command name npcd|\nNagios.DCCorp        Process NSCA    0      
PROCS OK: 1 process with command name nsca|\nNagios.DCCorp        NTP Time
       0       NTP OK: Offset -0.01471853256
secs|offset=-0.014719s;60.000000;120.000000;

I have in both NSCA... I don't understand good how can put ASCII ETB at the
end of line.

I have the same problem about services, I had a service check with several
lines, via local SNMP:
Warning - blade11 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible with I/O
module configuration. blade12 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible
with I/O module configuration.

blade1 (HappyBlade1): Good No critical or warning events
blade4 (HappyBlade4): Good No critical or warning events
blade5 (HappyBlade5): Good No critical or warning events
blade6 (HappyBlade6): Good No critical or warning events
blade7 (SN#OPS): Good No critical or warning events
blade10 (HappyBlade6): Good No critical or warning events
blade11 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible with I/O module
configuration
blade12 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible with I/O module
configuration
blade13 (HappyBlade13): Good No critical or warning events

But when I send to central Nagios Only receive:
Warning - blade11 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible with I/O
module configuration. blade12 (SN#OPS): Warning (SN#OPS) Blade incompatible
with I/O module configuration.

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