NRPE Memory Limit 2GB ??

[Wengrzik, Andreas]

> 
> That would be the check_swap or check_mem source-code file.
> 
Hi!

There are some files for the memload check:

memload_nrpe_nt.cpp
memload_nrpe_nt.dsp
memload_nrpe_nt.dsw
memload_nrpe_nt.ncb
memload_nrpe_nt.opt
memload_nrpe_nt.plg

I searched for 'signed int' in these files but there was no result :/



















> > Thanks a lot!
> > 
> > 

> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Andreas Ericsson [mailto:ae at op5.se]
> >>Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:55 PM
> >>To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] NRPE Memory Limit 2GB ??
> >>
> >>
> >>Wengrzik, Andreas wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hello i run nagios 1.2 with nrpe
> >>>the nsclient shows me the correct value of ram, but nrpe stops at
> >>>each server at an amount of 2 GB.
> >>>
> >>
> >>This problem has nothing to do with nrpe, but the limited 
> >>functionality 
> >>of the plugin or its underlying datasource (i.e. another program).
> >>
> >>I imagine the program where the bug resides uses a signed int 
> >>to store 
> >>the values of the available RAM. A signed int stores exactly 
> >>2GB, so if 
> >>it's more than that it would fail (most likely showing 
> >>negative numbers 
> >>instead). You can easily patch this yourself by looking up 
> >>the variable 
> >>declaration and change it from int to unsigned long long, which is 
> >>capable of holding a number greater than all bytes of RAM 
> >>available on 
> >>this planet, and shuld thus suffice until it can be properly worked 
> >>around. ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>>SOme one has same problems??
> >>
> >>If I'm correct, then everybody does, but it's not sure that 
> many have 
> >>noticed.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
> >>OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
> >>Lead Developer
> >>
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> Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
> OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
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