<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C2DF41.187DEF90">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> When I run the NRPE daemon on solaris, it works fine when running in stand alone mode. However if I try to run it using inetd, I just get<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> [root@PS-NAT libexec]# ./check_nrpe 10.1.82.52 –c check_smtp<o:p></o:p> CHECK_NRPE: Received 0 bytes. Are we allowed to connect to the host?<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Tcpwrapper isn’t installed on this server, so I would say yes it should be allowed to connect.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> A netstat –a | grep nrpe shows the box *is* listening for nrpe..<o:p></o:p> The nrpe.cfg file is set for port 5666 as is the entry in /etc/services<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Nothing gets logged in syslog or messages..<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> root@PS-DB-E250-01:/usr/sbin:!$ netstat -a | grep nrpe<o:p></o:p> *.nrpe *.* 0 0 24576 0 LISTEN<o:p></o:p> PS-DB-E250-01.nrpe 10.1.82.21.52311 7299 0 24616 0 TIME_WAIT<o:p></o:p> root@PS-DB-E250-01:/usr/sbin:!$<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> As you can see above, when I do a check there is a connection that opens and says “TIME_WAIT”.. Question is why isn’t NRPE servicing that connection?<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Gerald Wichmann<o:p></o:p> Senior Systems Development Engineer<o:p></o:p> Zantaz, Inc.<o:p></o:p> 925.598.3099 (w)<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html> This e-mail has been captured and archived by the ZANTAZ Digital Safe(tm) service. For more information, visit us at www.zantaz.com. IMPORTANT: This electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or directly reply to the original message(s) sent. Thank you.