check_ftp

Matthew Kent matt at bravenet.com
Thu Feb 26 20:51:33 CET 2004


> I though I was clear with my first email. I'll try from a different
> angle.
> I am currently using check_ftp to check the ftp connection, but the
> plugin
> does not specify how to log in and verify the user/pass is working. My
> question in my original email was is there a plugin or way with
> check_ftp
> to actually log in with a user/pass to make sure the FTP server is
> authenticating properly? Included below is the help output from my
> check_ftp plugin.

Well it looks like the functionality just isn't there so you'll have to
do it yourself. 

I'd imagine you could write a command to use a program like ncftp
(ncftpget specifically) to login and fetch a dummy file for you. 

- matt


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