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<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>After
trading a couple of emails with Will Melick, it appears that the current version
(beta) of check_rpc may have a bug.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No
matter what host addresss you give the plugin, it returns an 'OK' status.
For example:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>$
./check_rpc -H 999.999.999.99 -C ypbind<BR>OK: RPC program ypbind udp
running</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
bug appears to have been introduced between version 1.2.9-4 and 1.3.0-beta2 of
nagios-plugins. I still had a</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>copy
of check_rpc from 1.2.9-4 laying around and it returns an error when invoked as
above.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=018170622-16012003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>--Ben</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Nelson, Ben <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Will Melick';
nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Nagios-users] NIS
check?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Use the check_rpc plugin........</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From
my commands.cfg file:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>define command{</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>
command_name check_ypserv</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>
command_line $USER1$/check_rpc -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
ypserv</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>}</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>define
command{</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>
command_name check_yppasswdd</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>
command_line $USER1$/check_rpc -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
yppasswdd</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>}</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>define
command{</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>
command_name check_ypbind</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>
command_line $USER1$/check_rpc -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
ypbind</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>}</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>--Ben</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From: Will
Melick [<A href="mailto:will@ilm.com">mailto:will@ilm.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:45 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Subject:
[Nagios-users] NIS check?</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>Does anyone have a favorite way to check NIS services?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT size=2>Thanks much,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Will Melick</FONT>
</P><BR><BR>
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