Help please - test works fine EXCEPT over NRPE???

John Stile john at stilen.com
Thu Apr 2 01:18:32 CEST 2009


On the client, if you look at 'ps aux |grep nrpe' 
what user does nrpe run as?

You might have to configure sudo to allow that user to run the plugin.


On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 18:27 -0400, Andrew Davis wrote:
> I setup the
> "check_logs.pl" (http://www.nagiosexchange.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F1752.html;d=1) test and its config file on some local Linux servers tested via NRPE. All other NRPE tests work fine (including some custom ones). The check_logs.pl works fine locally, but fails over NRPE. I've enabled debugging in NRPE, but its not telling me much more...
> 
> Client local test:
> 
>         atum:/etc/init.d # /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_logs.pl
>         -c /etc/nagios/check_logs_linux.cfg 
>         faillog => OK; lastlog => OK; messages => OK; wtmp => OK;
> 
> Server test to client via NRPE:
> 
>         /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H atum -c check_logs
>         CHECK_NRPE: No output returned from daemon.
> 
> Local log (/var/log/messages) on client when test is run from server:
> 
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Added
>         command[check_logs]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_logs.pl
>         -c /etc/nagios/check_logs_linux.cfg 
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: INFO: SSL/TLS initialized.
>         All network traffic will be encrypted.
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Handling the connection...
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Host is asking for command
>         'check_logs' to be run...
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Running
>         command: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_logs.pl
>         -c /etc/nagios/check_logs_linux.cfg
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Command completed with return
>         code 0 and output:  
>         Apr  1 18:05:52 atum nrpe[1412]: Return Code: 0, Output:
> 
> The response is immediate, so its not a timeout issue. Other NRPE
> tests work fine:
> 
>         /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H atum -c check_load
>         OK - load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00|
>         load1=0.000;5.000;10.000;0; load5=0.000;5.000;10.000;0;
>         load15=0.000;5.000;10.000;0; 
>         /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H atum -c check_memory
>         CHECK_MEMORY OK - 1702M free |
>         free=1785552896b;210236620.8:;105118310.4:
> 
> And on the client:
> 
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: INFO: SSL/TLS initialized.
>         All network traffic will be encrypted.
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: Handling the connection...
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: Host is asking for command
>         'check_load' to be run...
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: Running
>         command: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_load -r -w 5.0 -c
>         10.0
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: Command completed with return
>         code 0 and output: OK - load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00|
>         load1=0.000;5.000;10.000;0; load5=0.000;5.000;10.000;0;
>         load15=0.000;5.000;10.000;0;  
>         Apr  1 18:09:25 atum nrpe[1799]: Return Code: 0, Output: OK -
>         load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00|load1=0.000;5.000;10.000;0;
>         load5=0.000;5.000;10.000;0; load15=0.000;5.000;10.000;0; 
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: INFO: SSL/TLS initialized.
>         All network traffic will be encrypted.
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: Handling the connection...
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: Host is asking for command
>         'check_memory' to be run...
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: Running
>         command: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_memory.pl -w 10% -c
>         5%
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: Command completed with return
>         code 0 and output: CHECK_MEMORY OK - 1703M free |
>         free=1786134528b;210236620.8:;105118310.4: 
>         Apr  1 18:09:26 atum nrpe[1802]: Return Code: 0, Output:
>         CHECK_MEMORY OK - 1703M free |
>         free=1786134528b;210236620.8:;105118310.4:
> 
> Here's the local command in my /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg:
> 
>         command[check_logs]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_logs.pl
>         -c /etc/nagios/check_logs_linux.cfg
> 
> And on the server (when done in services.cfg, though its failing with
> manual tests too):
> 
>         define service {
>                 hostgroup_name                  linux-servers
>                 service_description             LOGS
>                 check_command                   check_nrpe!check_logs
>                 max_check_attempts              3
>                 normal_check_interval           15
>                 retry_check_interval            5
>                 check_period                    24x7
>                 notification_interval           120
>                 notification_period             24x7
>                 notification_options            w, u, c, r, f, s
>                 contact_groups                  unixadmins
>         }
> 
> 
> Considering it fails with a manual test (command line), I doubt its my
> services.cfg entry. It runs fine when called locally, so I'm thinking
> it could be an issue on the client in the nrpe.cfg, but if so I can't
> find it...
> 
> I *do* see the obvious... namely, the other two tests that run over
> NRPE have something after "Output:" and the check_logs.pl does not.
> However, called at the command line it does... which is what stumps
> me.
> 
> What would cause the test to run fine locally, but return nothing when
> called via NRPE??? (BTW: I'm running 3.x with the latest set of
> plugins and NRPE).
> 
> One more thing: I know *someone* is going to ask why I don't just use
> the built-in check_log test. The answer is that check_logs.pl allows
> for multiple files and pattern matches and a "seek" file to speed
> things up.
> -- 
> 
> 
>   A. Davis
>   Email:     nccomp at gmail.com
> 
>   "There is no limit to what a man can accomplish
>    if he doesn't care who gets the credit." - Ronald Reagan
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