RES: NRPE question

[Hari Sekhon]

Dario B. Bestetti wrote:
>> -----Mensagem original-----
>> De: Hari Sekhon [mailto:hpsekhon at googlemail.com]
>> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 5 de dezembro de 2007 11:50
>> Para: dario.bestetti at opservices.com.br
>> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Assunto: Re: [Nagios-users] NRPE question
>>
>>
>>
>> Dario B. Bestetti wrote:
>>     
>>> It®s anybody interested or already working in a way to keep a centralized repository of remote
>>>       
>> plugins and configuration for NRPE ?
>>     
>>> What we are looking for is to add/develop some new option in NRPE to "pull" the remote
>>>       
>> plugins/configuration installed in the NRPE
>>     
>>> agent®s nodes and keep them in the Nagios monitor node for backup purposes.
>>>
>>> Does it sounds stupid
>>>       
>> Not at all. Bash + Rsync. One Nrpe config for all agents. One set of
>> plugins that gets put on all agents. This is what I do. Simplifies
>> things nicely and keeps nrpe affairs well maintained.
>>
>> -h
>>
>> --
>> Hari Sekhon
>>     
>
> Hari, what we would like to have is a function inside NRPE agents to do it. Using Bash+Rsync is ok, but the remote node must have
> rsync and ssh (for security) installed, itŽs another piece of software to maintain operational. Having something "inside" NRPE would
> allow to do it without depending on any other sw package.
>
> []s
> Dario
>   
I can see what you are saying, but do you have any *nix servers running 
nrpe that do not have ssh and rsync?

I certainly don't. It's pretty much standard on every linux system for 
example, even the tight and minimalist gentoo...

-h

-- 
Hari Sekhon


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