nrpe and check_mailq

[Sean McAfee]

Kevin Freels wrote:
> *AND* I can run check_mailq on the FreeBSD box as a mortal user (me),
> but not on the Linux box. I did notice that version of Perl on the Linux
> box is 5.8.0, while the working FreeBSD is 5.005. Perl on the FreeBSD is
> also chgrp'd to wheel, not root.

Typically on a FreeBSD system, a non-privledged user exec'ing mailq only 
gives that individual users' queue:


[smcafee at xxxxxxxx ~]$ sudo -H -u nagios mailq
Size             Queue ID                                            Date
User             From
Status           Recipient
---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
   0 messages.

[smcafee at xxxxxxxx ~]$ sudo mailq
Size             Queue ID                                            Date
User             From
Status           Recipient
---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
864              00056403.0000000048B2CA20.000132DD                  Aug 
25 11:05
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

1.1K             0005641E.0000000048B3AD31.0000B6F7                  Aug 
26 03:13
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

1.1K             0005641B.0000000048B3AD26.0000B6F1                  Aug 
26 03:13
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

1.1K             00056428.0000000048B3AD31.0000B6FA                  Aug 
26 03:13
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

3.1K             000564D8.0000000048B2B6F6.0000EFA8                  Aug 
25 09:43
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

3.1K             000564BB.0000000048B2B6F3.0000EF54                  Aug 
25 09:43
courier          foo at example.com
                 foo at example.com

   6 messages.


Sean McAfee
System Engineer

Collaborative Fusion, Inc.
 smcafee at collaborativefusion.com
 412-422-3463 x 4025

5849 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

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