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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>I'm having a problem
with the Check_Time plugin,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>I am using the
checkcommand to check our primary internal time server, which synchronises
itself with an Internet Time source, server for
skew,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>using the
following.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002>--snip--</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002>command_line
$USER1$/check_time -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w 10 -c 30 -W 2 -C 5</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>--end
snip--</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>Ignoring the warn
and critical levels I have set, the skew is reported as ~ 3600 second time
difference (1 hour)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>The Redhat 7.3 Linux
box I am running nagios on is currently on BST (British Summer Time = GMT +1 for
our Internation users) at the moment, and requires that I put its time back an
hour (to GMT) so that the time falls within the specified period to give an 'ok'
response.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>Presumably once we
here go back to GMT this will then work 'as it says on the tin' but surely
either I am missing something here? Is everyone else somehow fudging
this to get an 'OK' response ? Is there something I need to do on the Linux
box? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>I have the
Questions, does anyone have the answers.... ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=609200614-10102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=609200614-10102002>(check_time is
version 1.1.1.1)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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