check_procs problems

Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR Stuart.Webster at shell.com
Tue May 20 14:52:39 CEST 2003


Yeah i knew that (if i understand what your saying ;-) ), nrpe is running on my remote host,, and its checking /usr/sbin/inetd  just fine.

 OK - 1 processes running with command name /usr/sbin/inetd 
but I still get
 CRITICAL - 0 processes running with command name /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw

even though multiple instances are running.

-----Original Message-----
From: Voon, Ton [mailto:Ton.Voon at egg.com]
Sent: 20 May 2003 14:44
To: Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems


Ah-ha, making sense now. Do you realise plugins are run locally? You need
nrpe or check_by_ssh to run a command on a remote server.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR [SMTP:Stuart.Webster at shell.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:39 PM
> To:	Voon, Ton; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject:	RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> 
> Im baffled now
> ./check_procs -C /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> OK - 17 processes running with command name /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> 
> that works when run on rempte hosts command line,, so there MUST be
> something with my config on the nagios server. but i cant spot it!!!!!!!
> 
> # 'check_procs' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_procs
>         command_line    $USER1$/check_procs -c $ARG1$ -C $ARG2$
>         }
> 
> 
> # Service definition
> define service{
>         use                             generic-service         ; Name of
> service template to use
>         host_name                       rtssip33
>         service_description             Check Citrix Daemon
>         is_volatile                     0
>         check_period                    24x7
>         max_check_attempts              3
>         normal_check_interval           15
>         retry_check_interval            1
>         contact_groups                  nagios-admins
>         notification_interval           120
>         notification_period             24x7
>         notification_options            w,u,c,r
>         check_command
> check_procs!1:1!/opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> }
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Voon, Ton [mailto:Ton.Voon at egg.com]
> Sent: 20 May 2003 14:24
> To: Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> 
> 
> Everything looks right, so I'm baffled. Couple of options:
> 
> 1) check_procs -C /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw should work
> 2) newer r1_3_0 branch at http://nagiosplug.sf.net/snapshot. Was an
> enhancement to -a argument, as r1.3.0 only matches from beginning of
> argument
> 3) use HEAD snapshot. check_procs -v -v -v will give maximum debug output
> 4) add debug statements in check_procs.c to work out why it is being
> rejected
> 
> I bet it is something really obvious...
> 
> Ton
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR [SMTP:Stuart.Webster at shell.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:34 PM
> > To:	Voon, Ton; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject:	RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Here is a small portion of the output, looks to me like i should be
> > looking for thesame string as with ps -ef
> > 
> > ps -Ao 's uid ppid comm args' | grep ctxXtw
> > S  1910   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 1022 -terminate -notransfills
> > -frameexpose -no
> > S  1910   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 207 -terminate -notransfills
> -frameexpose
> > -not
> > S  1949   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 1034 -terminate -notransfills
> > -frameexpose -no
> > S  4219   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 1044 -terminate -notransfills
> > -frameexpose -no
> > S  1949   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 772 -terminate -notransfills
> -frameexpose
> > -not
> > S 19711   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 1050 -terminate -notransfills
> > -frameexpose -no
> > S  5316   335 /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 1084 -terminate -notransfills
> > -frameexpose -no
> > 	
> > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session
> > S 19711 21016 grep
> > grep ctxXtw
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Voon, Ton [mailto:Ton.Voon at egg.com]
> > Sent: 20 May 2003 13:30
> > To: Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR; Voon, Ton;
> > nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> > 
> > 
> > Try on the command line first, to remove the definitions out of the
> loop.
> > I
> > get on SunOS 5.6:
> > 
> > $ ps -Ao 's uid ppid comm args' | grep ttymon
> > S     0     1 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
> > /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p snail console login:  -T sun -d
> /dev/console
> > -l
> > co
> > S     0   404 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
> > /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
> > $ ./check_procs -c 1:20 -a "/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g "
> > OK - 1 processes running with args /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g 
> > 
> > What do you get with:
> > 
> > ps -Ao 's uid ppid comm args' | grep ctxXtw 
> > 
> > ?
> > 
> > Ton
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR [SMTP:Stuart.Webster at shell.com]
> > > Sent:	Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:02 PM
> > > To:	Voon, Ton; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject:	RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> > > 
> > > Thanks for reply Ton,,
> > > 
> > > still no luck though
> > > 
> > > here is my config
> > > 
> > > # Service definition
> > > define service{
> > >         use                             generic-service         ; Name
> > of
> > > service template to use
> > >         host_name                       citric-server
> > >         service_description             Check Citrix Daemon
> > >         is_volatile                     0
> > >         check_period                    24x7
> > >         max_check_attempts              3
> > >         normal_check_interval           15
> > >         retry_check_interval            1
> > >         contact_groups                  nagios-admins
> > >         notification_interval           120
> > >         notification_period             24x7
> > >         notification_options            w,u,c,r
> > >         check_command
> > > check_procs_array!1:100!"/opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session"
> > > }
> > > 
> > > # 'check_procs_array' command definition
> > > define command{
> > >         command_name    check_procs_array
> > >         command_line    $USER1$/check_procs -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
> > >         }
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > CRITICAL - 0 processes running with args /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw
> > -session
> > > 
> > > BUT these services are running, lots of them in fact
> > > 
> > > # ./check_procs -v
> > > /usr/bin/ps -Ao 's uid ppid comm args'
> > > OK - 68 processes running
> > > 
> > > My version of ps is the standard solaris 8 version
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Cheers, help appreciated
> > > 
> > > Stuart
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Voon, Ton [mailto:Ton.Voon at egg.com]
> > > Sent: 20 May 2003 12:49
> > > To: Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Which version of the plugins?
> > > 
> > > If you run check_procs -v, it will show the ps command used. There
> maybe
> > > differences between the command used and ps -ef that you have used for
> > the
> > > 2nd case below.
> > > 
> > > For the 3rd case, -a matches substrings, so just use the start of the
> > > command "/opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session".
> > > 
> > > Ton
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Webster, Stuart SITI-ITDIUR [SMTP:Stuart.Webster at shell.com]
> > > > Sent:	Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:03 AM
> > > > To:	nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > Subject:	[Nagios-users] check_procs problems
> > > > 
> > > > Hello 
> > > > 
> > > > I am trying to monitor 3 Processes with nagios. 
> > > > 
> > > > /usr/sbin/inetd 
> > > > pbs_server 
> > > > 
> > > > /opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 835 -terminate -notransfills
> > > -frameexpose
> > > > -not 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I have tried the following. 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > check_procs -c 1:1 -C /usr/sbin/inetd                 this works
> fine
> > > "OK
> > > > - 1 processes running with command name /usr/sbin/inetd"
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > check_procs -c 1:1 -C pbs_server            this reports "CRITICAL -
> 0
> > > > processes running with command name pbs_server" 
> > > > but ps -ef|grep pbs_server  reports          "root 19925     1  0
> > May
> > > 07
> > > > ?        0:25 pbs_server" 
> > > > so the service is up, but  check_procs is not seeing it?????  any
> > ideas?
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > also the third process i dont know how to check as the number in the
> > > > command line changes with every instance of the process, so 
> > > > 
> > > > check_procs -c 1:20 -a "/opt/CTXSmf/slib/ctxXtw -session 835
> > -terminate
> > > > -notransfills -frameexpose -not"            this will not work as
> only
> > 1
> > > > process has that number.
> > > > 
> > > > Any help from much appreciated. 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Stuart 
> > 
> 
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