nrpe script

[Patrick Morris]

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, jeremiah wrote:

> No, I was trying to simulate a command prompt.
> 
> JJ
> 
> On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 14:31 -0700, Patrick Morris wrote:
> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, jeremiah wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I have another question for you all that i haven't been able to
> > resolve.
> > >
> > > I want to run a python script on my monitored hosts using the nrpe
> > > command.
> > >
> > > On my server I am running the following command:
> > >
> > > # /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H 10.10.10.45 -c
> > > loadscript_check_error_log
> > >
> > > Every time i run the command above then i get the following error:
> > >
> > > "NRPE: Command 'loadscript_check_error_log' not defined
> > >
> > > On my monitored hosts, I've specified the corellary command
> > > in /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg, then restarted the service.
> > >
> > > #
> > command[loadscript_check_error_log]=python /home/username/script.py
> > >
> > > Am I missing something? Does the command[loadscript_check_error_log]
> > > actually have to be a valid plugin in the plugins directory or am I
> > > defining the action of running the script in this file?
> > >
> > > Note: This is the only command in my config that is not working for
> > me
> > > so unlikely a service issue but rather something wrong with my
> > config.
> >
> > Is it in the config file commented out with a "#" like that?

Even on the "command[loadscript_check_error_log]" line (which you
wouldn't have seen at a command line)?

You should also always define your commands with absolute paths, both
for clarity and security reasons.

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