nrpe options - confused

[Albert Whale]

Ding ding ding, the light bulb goes off.  I think that I've solved 
this.  Thanks for allowing me to post out load.

Albert Whale wrote:

> Andreas Ericsson wrote:
>
>> Albert Whale wrote:
>>
>>> I am attempting to implement the options with the check_nrpe 
>>> command.  I can run the command from the command line properly.
>>>
>>> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H ns4 -c check_disk -a 20% 10% /
>>> DISK OK - free space: / 2461 MB (82%);| /=527MB;2390;2689;0;2988
>>>
>>> I am implementing the configuration using the NagiosQL 2005 (I have 
>>> a few updates for the the Nagios Control Section - where should I 
>>> send them?)
>>>
>>> Anyway, the checkcommand format is:
>>>
>>> $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
>>>
>>> If the /etc/nrpe.cfg is set up for
>>>
>>> command[check_disk]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_disk -w $ARG1$ -c 
>>> $ARG2$ -p $ARG3$
>>>
>>> How can I implement the check_nrpe to send the ARGS to the Remote 
>>> server which is accepting multiple arguments?
>>>
>>> Do I need to put in another entry for check_nrpe in the check 
>>> commands section to issue the additional arguments?
>>>
>>
>> Yes. Or you can just space-separate the arguments.
>>
> I tried to perform that, but apparently that was not successful.  I 
> currently have:
>
> check_nrpe_options!check_disk!30% 10% /  (in the services file)
>
> where checkcommands defines the
>
> define  command {
>        command_name    check_nrpe_options
>        command_line    $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -c $ARG1$ 
> -a $ARG2$
>        }
> I believe that this is where the problem lies.  The command check_disk 
> is defined in the nrpe.cfg as:
>
> command[check_disk]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_disk -w $ARG1$ -c 
> $ARG2$ -p $ARG3$
>
> I think that the checkcommands format is not permitting the use of 
> three ARGS for the remote server.  What should the checkcommands 
> format be?
>
>
>
>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>
>
>


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