check_ftp

[Jim Mozley]

>>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. 

It might be worth looking at perl's Net::FTP module and using an 
existing perl plugin as a template to build your own.

Jim Mozley


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