how to check smtps, pop3s, imaps, ldpas withy nrpe ?

Alex Dehaini alexdehaini at gmail.com
Tue Sep 2 11:41:10 CEST 2008


Your smtp server and your ftp server, are they different from your pop and
imap server?

Your imaps and pop3s are connected locally i.e. on the nagios server if I am
correct? Your ftp and smtp are not. Is this correct?

Lex

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:26 AM, J. Bakshi <joydeep at infoservices.in> wrote:

> Arno Lehmann wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > please respond to the list.
> >
> > 02.09.2008 10:44, J. Bakshi wrote:
> >
> >> Arno Lehmann wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> 02.09.2008 09:37, J. Bakshi wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear list,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have installed
> >>>>
> >>>> nagios-nrpe   2.0
> >>>> nagios-plugins  1.4
> >>>> nagios-plugins-extras 1.4
> >>>>
> >>>> How can I check smtps, ldaps, pop3s, imaps  with nrpe ?
> >>>> the default check_smtp ; check_imap etc can't check the SSL version of
> >>>> the services.
> >>>>
> >>> Mine can; call them with -h for help and read the output. I usually
> >>> use the -S swich plus, as needed, -p for the target port.
> >>>
> >>> Example output:
> >>> $ /usr/local/nagios3/libexec/check_imap -H 192.168.1.2 -S -p 993 -D 12
> >>> OK - Certificate will expire on 04/27/2009 21:13.
> >>> IMAP OK - 0.060 second response time on port 993 [* OK IMAP4 Ready
> >>> balrog.privat.lehleute.de0001b1a4]|time=0.059891s;;;0.000000;10.000000
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hi Arno,
> >>
> >> first of all thanks for your kind response. I have also found the "-S"
> >> option but the story is different here and it is
> >> negative :-(
> >>
> >> here is the nmap output which proves the required port are open
> >>
> >
> > It does not actually prove the services are listening on localhost,
> > and that access is not filtered, for example by hosts files.
> >
> >
> >> PORT     STATE SERVICE
> >> 25/tcp   open  smtp
> >> 80/tcp   open  http
> >> 143/tcp  open  imap
> >> 389/tcp  open  ldap
> >> 443/tcp  open  https
> >> 465/tcp  open  smtps
> >> 993/tcp  open  imaps
> >> 995/tcp  open  pop3s
> >> 1234/tcp open  hotline
> >> 2000/tcp open  callbook
> >> 3306/tcp open  mysql
> >>
> >> more important I can use the SSL enabled services, like pop3s , smtps
> etc...
> >>
> >> If I check with check_smtp I get the following
> >>
> >> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_smtp -H localhost  -p 465 -S  -v
> >> CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds
> >>
> >
> > Check with the ip address that is usually used - it's quite possible
> > the service is not bound to localhost.
> >
> >
> >> And here is the check fir ftp :-(
> >>
> >> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ftp -H localhost  -p 60021 -S  -v
> >> CRITICAL - Cannot make  SSL connection 13948:error:140770FC:SSL
> >> routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt.c:478:
> >>
> >> Plese note I am practically using ftps, smtps, pop3s
> >>
> >> I have no clue really.
> >> Hope you can enlighten me to point out my mistake.
> >>
> >
> > Try what I suggested... that's what I'd do now.
> >
> > Arno
> >
>
> Dear Arno and Alex,
>
> thanks a lot for your kind guidance.
>
> Arno, I have also checked with IP but no success.
>
> Here is some more feedback which you can find interesting
>
> #### IMAPS successful ##########
>
> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_imap -H localhost  -p 993 -S -w 5 -c 8 -t 10
> IMAP OK - 0.099 second response time on port 993 [* OK  Cyrus IMAP4
> v2.2.12 server ready] |time=0.098621s;5.000000;8.000000;0.000000;10.000000
>
> ######## POP3S  successful ##########
> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_pop -H localhost  -p 995  -w 5 -c 8 -t 10 -S
> POP OK - 0.101 second response time on port 995 [+OK lvps87­230­8­228.
> Cyrus POP3 v2.2.12 server ready
> <4156316096.1220347347 at lvps87­230­8­228.dedicated.hosteurope.de>]
> |time=0.101278s;5.000000;8.000000;0.000000;10.000000
>
> ######## SMTPS failed but telnet successful #########
>
> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_smtp -H   <replaced by my server IP>   -p
> 465 -w 5 -c 8 -t 10 -S
> CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds
>
> telnet 87.230.8.228 465
> Trying 87.230.8.228...
> Connected to 87.230.8.228.
> Escape character is '^]'.
>
> quit
> quit
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
>
> ####### FTPS failed but successful by telnet ###############33
>
> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ftp -H  <replaced by my server IP>   -p
> 60021 -w 5 -c 8 -t 10 -S
> CRITICAL - Cannot make  SSL connection 30050:error:140770FC:SSL
> routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt.c:478:
>
> telnet localhost 60021
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 *******This server is configured by Jatasankar*******
>
> 530 Please login with USER and PASS.
>
> 530 Please login with USER and PASS.
> quit
> 221 Goodbye.
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
>
> Any clue ?
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> >
> >> with many thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>> Arno
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> thanks
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Joydeep Bakshi, Linux System Admin
> Kolkatainfoservices Pvt Ltd,
> 23A Royd Street, Kolkata 700016, India
> Work Phone 91 033 40014784
> http://infoservices.in/
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>


-- 
Alex Dehaini
Developer
Site - www.alexdehaini.com
Email - alexdehaini at gmail.com
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