<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>Exit Code 137 using NRPE</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> I am running a simple service check using NRPE: on the Nagios host if I run it manually like: # /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H pokemon -c check_maj -t 180 Performance Check OK # echo $? 0 It works perfectly The NAgios config to execute it is (basically what I ran manually) command_line /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$ -t 180 The service definition is # Service definition define service{ use generic-service ; Name of service template to use host_name pokemon service_description MAJ is_volatile 0 check_period 24x7 max_check_attempts 3 normal_check_interval 1 retry_check_interval 1 contact_groups nagios-admins notification_interval 120 notification_period 24x7 notification_options c,r check_command check_nrpe!check_maj } and yet when it runs under Nagios it always returns Current Status: CRITICAL Status Information: (Return code of 137 is out of bounds) What is exit code 137? Any ideas? The script it is running is nothing special it is simply #!/usr/bin/ksh #echo "Performance Check OK|1:0.8:0.7:0.7" echo "Performance Check OK" exit 0 </BODY> </HTML><table><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><pre>www.sensis.com.au A leading Australian advertising, information and directories business. www.yellowpages.com.au www.whitepages.com.au www.citysearch.com.au www.whereis.com.au www.telstra.com.au This email and any attachments are intended only for the use of the recipient and may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Sensis Pty Ltd disclaims liability for any errors, omissions, viruses, loss and/or damage arising from using, opening or transmitting this email. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, interfere with, disclose, copy or retain this email and you should notify the sender immediately by return email or by contacting Sensis Pty Ltd by telephone on [+61 3 9201 4888] </pre></td></tr></table>