<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Marc, thank you... point 1 is now clear for me.. point 2 I checked my plugins version. It's "1.4.13,REV=2009.04.26" from blastwave. Is there an other repository available or do I have to compile it all by my self? regards, Tobias Marc Powell schrieb: <blockquote cite="mid:6B456F61-8890-4165-9AD5-054B31EFF018@ena.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Dec 3, 2009, at 2:09 AM, Tobias Exner wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">1. any suggestions how to check multiple pattern with one command? example: check_log -F /var/adm/messages -O /var/adm/nagios_messages -q "error|connection timed out|SCSI transport failed" </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> check_log uses egrep to search for the pattern. Your example will work. You should be able to test this -- $ ./check_log -F /var/log/messages -O /tmp/foo.log -q "notfound|winbind|this really works" (313) < Dec 3 08:59:57 noctools sshd[10928]: pam_winbind(sshd:account): request failed $ echo $? 2 Remember the check_log only parses lines seen _after_ each successive run. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">2. Is there a way to ignore lines from the result? example: check_log -F /var/adm/messages -O /var/adm/nagios_messages -q "error" This will search for all errors. But what can I do to ignore lines with with spezial errors like </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Not with check_log but you can with check_log2.pl -- $ ./check_log2.pl --help check_log2.pl (nagios-plugins 1.4.3) 1.2 The nagios plugins come with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of the plugins under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING. Scan arbitrary log files for regular expression matches. Usage: check_log2.pl -l <log_file> -s <log_seek_file> -p <pattern> [-n <negpattern>] -c | --critical Usage: check_log2.pl [ -v | --version ] Usage: check_log2.pl [ -h | --help ] -l, --logfile=<logfile> The log file to be scanned -s, --seekfile=<seekfile> The temporary file to store the seek position of the last scan -p, --pattern=<pattern> The regular expression to scan for in the log file -n, --negpattern=<negpattern> The regular expression to skip in the log file -- Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev">http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev</a> _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users</a> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>