check_dig woes

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

You're missing the "-l <lookup string>" in your check_dig command
definition.  It's difficult to test the lookup capability if you don't
specify a host to lookup.  ;-)
 
Before definining it in checkcommands.cfg, play around with it on the
command line until you're satisfied with an invocation you can live with.
 
Do a "./check_dig --help" for more info.
 
jc

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Gregory [mailto:eric at gatewayconnections.com]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:52 AM
To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Nagios-users] check_dig woes


I'm trying to monitor DNS service using the check_dig command, unfortunately
it doesn't seem to compile into the checkcommands.cfg by defualt so I'm
guessing I have to add it manually, I've done so using section 1 below,  I
then added section 2 to services.cfg to implement a check of the server.
I'm sure I've done it wrong but I can't find an example of the right way to
do it.  status.cgi tells me the status is unknown and the status information
is DNS problem - No ANSWER SECTION found 
 
I am running on freebsd 4.5, nagios 1.0, apache2.0  Can anyone tell me what
I've done wrong, I'm pretty sure it's in my checkcommands.cfg but I couldn't
find a proper configuration for the command anywhere.
 
Thanks
Eric
 
 
 
-----Section 1------
>From checkcommands.cfg
 
# 'check_dig' command definition
define command{
        command_name    check_dig
        command_line    $USER1$/check_dig -H $HOSTADDRESS$
}
 
 
-----Section 2------
from services.cfg
define service{
        use                             generic-service
        
        host_name                       ns
        service_description             DNS 
        is_volatile                     0   
        check_period                    24x7
        max_check_attempts              3   
        normal_check_interval           5  
        retry_check_interval            1
        contact_groups                  admin
        notification_interval           240  
        notification_period             24x7
        notification_options            c,r 
        check_command                   check_dig
        }
         

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