Problems with check_smtp

[Marc Powell]

http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/13608/2002/6/0/8924911/

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Marc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damien Manuel [mailto:DManuel at continuumit.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:16 PM
> To: Nicole Haehnel
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Problems with check_smtp
> 
> Greetings Nicole,
> 
> I get the same thing. It only started to occur when I upgraded to Red Hat
> 7.3 with plug-in version nagiosplug-1.3-beta1.
> 
> However after some more investigation I have determined that the issue is
> not with Nagios, but possibly the way the plug-in (the version I am using)
> deals with Microsoft Exchange 2000 SP3 servers.
> 
> It works ok tested against the following:
> 
> Postfix (latest versions), Sendmail (latest versions), Exchange 5.5 SP3
> and SP4 and Exchange 2000 (with no SP)
> 
> But fails with the error you described when checking Exchange 2000 SP3.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Damien Manuel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicole Haehnel [mailto:Nicole.Haehnel at epost.de]
> Sent: Thursday, 12 September 2002 7:02 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Problems with check_smtp
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I'm having problems with the check_smtp command.
> I only get 'CRITICAL' status when checking smtp on a server, but status
> information is 'SMTP OK - 0 second response time '.
> 
> My checkcommands.cfg:
> 
> # 'check_smtp' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_smtp
>         command_line    $USER1$/check_smtp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG1$ -c
> $ARG2$
>         }
> 
> and service.cfg:
> 
> 
> # Service definition
> define service{
>         use                             generic-service         ; Name of
> service template to use
> 
>         host_name                       notes-web
>         service_description            SMTP
>         is_volatile                         0
>         check_period                    24x7
>         max_check_attempts        3
>         normal_check_interval       3
>         retry_check_interval          1
>         contact_groups                notes-admins
>         notification_interval           120
>         notification_period             24x7
>         notification_options           w,u,c,r
>         check_command              check_smtp!60!100
>         }
> 
> 
> Is there something wrong?
> 
> I have checked smtp without nagios.
> 
> ./check_smtp -H 217.110.232.10 -w 60 -c 100 -v
> SMTP OK - 0 sec. response time, 220 ESMTP Service (Lotus Domino Release
> 5.0.11) ready at Wed, 11 Sep 2002 23:02:47 +0200
> Socket timeout after 10 seconds
> 
> Why timeout?
> 
> 
> Thanks for help!
> 
> Nicole
> 
> 
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