<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:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <title>Scalix message content</title> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Nagios isn’t seeing anything – it’s the check_disk plugin that’s returning the “OK” result.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> check_disk --help shows that -w and -c are used to show free space in “units” when a percent sign doesn’t follow the number:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> check_disk --help<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Options:<o:p></o:p> -w, --warning=INTEGER<o:p></o:p> Exit with WARNING status if less than INTEGER units of disk are free<o:p></o:p> -w, --warning=PERCENT%<o:p></o:p> Exit with WARNING status if less than PERCENT of disk space is free<o:p></o:p> -c, --critical=INTEGER<o:p></o:p> Exit with CRITICAL status if less than INTEGER units of disk are free<o:p></o:p> -c, --critical=PERCENT%<o:p></o:p> Exit with CRITCAL status if less than PERCENT of disk space is free<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In your case, free space is around 3600 MB, far more than the 15/20 required to trigger a critical/warning status. So, the command you really want is probably:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> command[check_disk2]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 20% -c 15% -p /dev/sda10<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> - Brock<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Brock Kuhse<o:p></o:p> EC Group<o:p></o:p> 4555 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711<o:p></o:p> (520) 622-1173<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:bkuhse@ecgrp.com">bkuhse@ecgrp.com</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Lorand S. D'Caltan Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:51 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Check_NRPE plugin issue after 3.0b7 upgrade.<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> I've migrated from 1.0 to 3.0b7 recently and I'm running into a couple of issues, the most pressing of which is a problem with the check_nrpe plugin's return of data.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This is my command definition: define command { command_name check_nrpe command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$ } Copied from my old config.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This is the service in question: ###### Check Linux /db Partition on DB servers define service { use generic-service hostgroup_name generic-hostgroup service_description /db Partition contact_groups GRP-Systems,GRP-Pagers check_period 24x7 notification_interval 15 notification_options w,u,c,r notification_period 24x7 check_command check_nrpe!check_disk2 max_check_attempts 3 normal_check_interval 15 retry_check_interval 1 }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This is the relevant part of the nrpe.cfg located on one of the affected hosts: command[check_disk2]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 20 -c 15 -p /dev/sda10<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Now this command works fine, and outputs this in Nagios:<o:p></o:p> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td width=389 valign=top style='width:291.75pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; valign: middle'> <div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <a href="extinfo.cgi?type=2&host=data&service=%2Fdb%20Partition">/db Partition</a><o:p></o:p> </div> </td> <td width=233 valign=top style='width:174.75pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; valign: middle'></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> OK 12-19-2007 09:37:54 4d 11h 53m 8s 1/3 DISK OK - free space: /db 3653 MB (4% inode=99%):<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> So, my problem here is that Nagios clearly sees that there is 4% of disk space free, and yet still thinks the service is in an OK state. I need it to recognize the Warning/Critical levels on the new system like it did on the old system.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I'm using these packages on Centos 5.1: nagios-3.0b7.tar.gz nagios-plugins-1.4.7.tar.gz<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <><><><><><><><> Lorand S. D'Caltan Systems Engineer iSystems LLC (802) 655-8347 x157 <><><><><><><><><o:p></o:p> <div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an 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. 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