Using $ in password

[Kareem Mahgoub]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Ericsson" <ae at op5.se>
To: "Kareem Mahgoub" <kmahgoub at gmail.com>
Cc: <nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using $ in password


> Kareem Mahgoub wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I have a simple question. What should I do to include the character $ as
one
> > of the password characters in the check command?
> >
>
> As the docs state, escape it with $, so that you have
> $$3cr3t
>
> when the real password is actually
> $3cr3t
>
> > Here are some required information:
> >
> > 1- OS FC 5
> >
> > 2- kernel 2.6.18-1
> >
> > 3- Nagios version 2.5
> >
> > 4- The command definition
> >
> > # 'check_httpp' command definition
> > define command{
> >         command_name    check_httpp
> >         command_line    $USER1$/check_http -p $ARG1$ -I $ARG2$ -t 120 -a
> > $ARG3$
> >         }
> > 5- The service configuration
> >
> > define service{
> >         use                             generic-service
> >         host_name                       XXXX
> >         service_description             YYY
> >         contact_groups                  ZZZ
> >         check_command
check_httpp!61002!192.168.1.4!:33$77
> >         }
> > When I execute the command manually it works.
> >
>
>
> So this should be
>
> check_command                   check_httpp!61002!192.168.1.4!:33$$77
>
> -- 
> Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
> OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
> Tel: +46 8-230225                  Fax: +46 8-230231
I tried this also, as I have read it in the Documentation, but it didn't
work.
Thanks for your help


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