Hi again, First: I don't know if it is a good idea to let nagios be "root"... Second: What do you think about this Perl Script? I think this will do what you want. BEWARE this ist NOT testet. #### cut #### #!/usr/bin/perl # # ## # Check for enough Arguments, such like the IP Address out of $HOSTADDRESS if (!@ARGV[0]){ print "\n\tWe need more arguments!\n\t"; exit -1; } # Nagios Return Code Definition # my %ERRORS = ('UNKNOWN', '-1', 'OK', '0', 'WARNING', '1', 'CRITICAL', '2'); system=`/bin/ping -c 2 -w 2 @ARGV[0] > /path/to/out`; open (FILE,"<out"); while(<FILE>) { if ($_ =~ /0 received/) { print ("CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds\n"); exit $ERRORS{CRITICAL} } if ($_=~ /2 received/) { print ("PING -OK\n"); exit $ERRORS{OK} } ### paste ### Hope this will help. Hendrik <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%><prabhu.anandh@wipro.com> Gesendet von: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 02.03.2004 14:23 <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr> <td> <div align=right>An</div> <td valign=top><h.baecker@ecofis.de>, <nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Kopie</div> <td valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Thema</div> <td valign=top>RE: Antwort: RE: [Nagios-users] script giving plugin missing error.</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> hi hendrik, I am running in root only.and for your information if i run that script manually i get the output.the problem i beleive that i have is ,if i given the hostaddress in checkcommands.cfg and i have made no provision for getting this variable in my script maybe this causes problems.any ideas??????? will it be the problem???but even if i type the address manually in the script and then run nagios........it still doesnt work. i have given the full path for every check_new(shell script), new.pl and also for out file. if i run manually the script alone,it works.strange........... thanks in advance. regards, Prabhu Anandh S. -----Original Message----- From: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of h.baecker@ecofis.de Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:33 PM To: Prabhu Anandh (WT01 - TELECOM & INTER-NETWORKING SOLUTIONS); nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Antwort: RE: [Nagios-users] script giving plugin missing error. Hi Prabhu, Did you try to execute your script as "nagios-user" or just as root? Perhaps the nagios user is not permitted to write files in the working directory of your script? Regards Hendrik <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=49%><prabhu.anandh@wipro.com> Gesendet von: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net 02.03.2004 13:48 <td width=50%> <table width=100%> <tr> <td width=12%> <div align=right>An</div> <td width=87% valign=top><fredrik.wanglund@mobeon.com> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Kopie</div> <td valign=top><nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> <tr> <td> <div align=right>Thema</div> <td valign=top>RE: [Nagios-users] script giving plugin missing error.</table> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=49%> <td width=50%></table> </table> <tt> Hi fredrik, I have checked it and the problem is not with the nagios.when it tries to execute check_new and the shell script does not create the "out " file. Any ideas of how to solve the problem.i have given the full path for new.pl ,but it is not working. If I try to execute manually by changing the $HOSTADDRESS in shell script with the exact address,it create out file.otherwise not????????why?? Thanks in advance. regards, Prabhu Anandh S. -----Original Message----- From: Fredrik Wänglund [mailto:fredrik.wanglund@mobeon.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:28 PM To: Prabhu Anandh (WT01 - TELECOM & INTER-NETWORKING SOLUTIONS) Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] script giving plugin missing error. The problem is the line './new.pl' Nagios is not executed from the libexec-directory, so you need the full path to the secondary script (and to the outfile). /FredrikW prabhu.anandh@wipro.com wrote: > Hi folks this is what I tried and I get the following error > (127 out of bounds plugin may be missing.)<---from status.log file > > This is the shell script that invokes perl script since I don't know > how to check strings in shell script. > > #!/bin/sh > RES1= `/bin/ping -c 2 -w 2 $HOSTADDRESS > out` <-----------------I am > sending only 2 packets. > RET=$? > echo $RES1 > ./new.pl > exit $RET > > Perl script reads as follows: > > #!/usr/bin/perl > open (FILE,"<out"); > while(<FILE>) > { > if ($_ =~ /0 received/) <-----------------if no packets are > received ,I will give it as critical or warning. > { > print ("CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds\n"); > } > if ($_=~ /2 received/) <-------------if both are received ,I > assume that host is up. > { > print ("PING -OK\n"); > } > } > #print "$_"; > close (FILE); > > > In hosts.cfg > I have given check_command as check_new <----name of the shell file. > > In checkcommands.cfg > Command_line /home/var/check_new $HOSTADDRESS > > > How do I make the following to take effect in the web interface. Or > where and what mistake I did. > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Prabhu Anandh > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and > deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from > IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id56&alloc_id438&op=click > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. 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