<BODY> It was the plugins that was missing. After compiling them, everything is now working as it should. Thank you! Mvh Kjell Grindalen ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Wilson <matthewwilson@dsl.pipex.com> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:09 pm Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problems with check_alive > > > On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 13:45, grik@student.no wrote: > > > > > > I cant find any called command.cfg but one called checkcommands.cfg > > > That's the one. It is sometimes called command.cfg > > > I cant really find any pointer to what command nagios really > does, but > > here is what I found in checkcommands.cfg > > OK if you are talking about a service check (which seems to be the > casefrom the log exert you posted) Nagios will execute whichever > command you > specify in service.cfg. So to use check_ping you would have something > like: > > define service{ > host_name MyHost > service_description ping > (blah blah blah) > check_command check_ping!1000,10%!2000,50% > } > > Then nagios looks in checkcommands.cfg to find check_ping. It > will then > execute the commandlnie found there, as in you exert below. > $USER1$ is > a macro (variable) that should contain the path to your plugin > dir. (in > my installation this didn't work and I put in the full path... but all > my file locations are different as I installed from rpm). > > > > I should mention that I havent installed any plugins or add-on's > yet,> this is right from distributed .tar.gz > > > This could well be the problem! Look in your nagios plugins > directory - > I think not even check_ping is provided as part of the nagios package > and you need to install nagios-plugins > > > The check_ping definition in checkcommands.cfg looks like this: > > > > # 'check_ping' command definition > > define command{ > > command_name check_ping > > command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADRESS -w $ARG1$ -c > $ARG2$> -p 5 > > > > > > > > Mvh > > > > > > > > Kjell Grindalen > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Matthew Wilson <matthewwilson@dsl.pipex.com> > > > > Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:22 pm > > > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problems with check_alive > > > > > Hi, > > > Have a look at you commands.cfg and check the command > definiton for > > > check_ping / check_host_alive and try running it from the > command > > > line. > > > If it doesn't work, post the full command definition and we > can > > > take a > > > look. > > > > > > Matthew Wilson > > > DC-Sat.net > > > > > > On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 12:42, grik@student.no wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a small problem with the check alive standard check > service> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In my nagios.log I get the following: > > > > > > > > SERVICE ALERT: hostname; PING;WARNING;HARD;3; (No output!) > > > > > > > > For all the hosts > > > > > > > > I searched a little, but couldnt find anything matching my > > problem. > > > > > > > > The nagios server is running on a Solaris 9 server, and I > have 6 > > > other> Solaris servers that I am watching with Nagios. I was > > > thinking that > > > > this had something to do with statistics about the icmp > packet and > > > > tried to add a -v to the check-host-alive command like this: > > > > $USER1/check_ping -v -H $HOSTNAME -w etc... > > > > This didnt help, so maybe it has nothing to do with the > Solaris > > > > implementation of ping..? > > > > > > > > > > > > Any advice for a newbie at Nagios ? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This > > SF.net > > > > email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > SourceForge.net > > > hosts> over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who > have > > > HELPED US > > > > provide better services: Click here: > > > > http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php > > > > _______________________________________________ Nagios-users > > mailing > > > > list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: > > Please > > > > include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when > > > reporting any > > > > issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent > > to > > > > /dev/null > > > > > > > > </BODY> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null