Giving check_by_ssh a password

[Karl DeBisschop]

Misao wrote:
> Hey, that did something. For some reason, the sysadmin that worked on this
> box before had set both the .ssh and the Nagios home directory to 777
> instead of 755.

I hope the sysadmin was terminated for cause.

Here we are worried about allowing passwords cleartext on the cammand 
line for a fraction of a second in check_by_ssh, and your predcessor is 
running in a 777 home dir.

I guess we have another justification for such strict settings in 
check_by_ssh - it reveals weak policy setting in the installed base.

I'm glad your problem is solved.

-- 
Karl


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