SMTP/POP3 Critical

[Subhendu Ghosh]

The error seems to be on the FROM line being sent by the plugin.

You did not mention which version of plugin...

Can you try the -f option for a complete FROM line.

-sg

On Tue, 27 May 2003, Obantec Support wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Its RH7.2 on box that has issues
> (IP's and real names changed to protect systems).
> 
> Ok if  manually run
> 
> ./check_smtp -H mail.mydomainhere.com -w 3 -c 5; echo $?    SMTP WARNING - 5
> second response time 1
> 
> then from RH7.2 box maillog (at level 15)
> 
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: NOQUEUE: connect from [IP of Nagios
> Box]
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: AUTH: available mech=PLAIN LOGIN
> DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS, allowed mech=PLAIN LOGIN
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: --- 220
> mail.mydomainhere.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.9/8.12.9; Tue, 27 May 2003
> 08:23:50 +0100
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: <-- HELO proteus3
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: --- 250
> mail.mydomainhere.com Hello [IP of Nagios Box], pleased to meet you
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: <-- MAIL FROM:
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: --- 501 5.5.2
> Syntax error in parameters scanning "FROM"
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: <-- QUIT
> May 27 08:23:50 proteus2 sendmail[6262]: h4R7No6P006262: --- 221 2.0.0
> mail.mydomainhere.com closing connection
> 
> 
> On working RH6.2 with older sendmail (8.10.2)
> 
> ./check_smtp -H mail1.mydomainhere.com -w 3 -c 5; echo $? Socket timeout
> after 10 seconds 2
> 
> May 27 08:33:04 proteus sendmail[21469]: h4R7WxJ21469: connect from [IP of
> Nagios Box]
> May 27 08:33:04 proteus sendmail[21469]: SASL: available mech=PLAIN LOGIN,
> allowed mech=PLAIN LOGIN
> May 27 08:33:04 proteus sendmail[21469]: h4R7WxJ21469: --> 220
> mail1.mydomainhere.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.10.2/8.10.2; Tue, 27 May 2003
> 08:33:04 +0100
> May 27 08:33:04 proteus sendmail[21469]: h4R7WxJ21469: --> 421 4.4.1
> mail1.mydomainhere.com Lost input channel from [IP of Nagios Box]
> May 27 08:33:04 proteus sendmail[21469]: NOQUEUE: [IP of Nagios Box] did not
> issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to MTA
> 
> Mark
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pascal Miquet" <p.miquet at hafiba.fr>
> To: "Obantec Support" <support at obantec.net>
> Cc: "Nagios users" <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] SMTP/POP3 Critical
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Did you try to run manually the nagios command. Seems that this is your
> > RH7.3 hosts which refuse the connection. I Suggest you to look the log
> > files of your RH 7.3
> >
> > HTH
> > Regards
> > Pascal Miquet
> >
> >
> > Le lun  26/05/2003 à 20:20, Obantec Support a écrit :
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > First time posting to this list.
> > >
> > > Nagios setup ok and monitoring (http,ftp,pop3,smtp,ping) 2 linux servers
> > > RH6.2 All ok , RH7.2 with sendmail 812.9 has a problem
> > >
> > > ***** Nagios 1.0 *****
> > >
> > > Notification Type: PROBLEM
> > >
> > > Service: SMTP
> > > Host: MCC
> > > Address: (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
> > > State: CRITICAL
> > >
> > > Date/Time: Mon May 26 19:12:12 BST 2003
> > >
> > > Additional Info:
> > >
> > > Connection refused by host
> > >
> > > Same for POP3
> > >
> > > I have checked archive and see others with this problem but not found a
> > > solution.
> > >
> > > Sendmail on MCC requires Auth using plain/login
> > >
> > > Sending box is RH8.0 and not on same IP range of ether of the 2 servers
> > > being monitored.
> > >
> > > Any info?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >

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