<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> check_period is not a plugin. Check_period is one of the options for service.cfg configurations. <a href="http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/xodtemplate.html#service">http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/xodtemplate.html#service</a><o:p></o:p> check_period means that a service check will only be executed during the given timeframe. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Values for check_period are (usually) stored in timeperiods.cfg. Example:<o:p></o:p> define service { host_name foo<o:p></o:p> service_description bar<o:p></o:p> check_period 24x7<o:p></o:p> .<o:p></o:p> .<o:p></o:p> .<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> To reschedule from command line, you will have to submit an "external command" with various values to your nagios.cmd (set in nagios.cfg) file. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (see docs: <a href="http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/extcommands.html">http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/extcommands.html</a><o:p></o:p> or <a href="http://www.nagios.org/developerinfo/externalcommands/commandinfo.php?command_id=127">http://www.nagios.org/developerinfo/externalcommands/commandinfo.php?command_id=127</a>) <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have a perl script where I pass the server name and service name and it will reschedule the check for 3 seconds later. “external commands” are your friend. You can end up scripting all of the commands. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> good luck. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -Lori<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Ralph.Grothe@itdz-berlin.de Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:59 PM To: sloane@ku.edu Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Is there a testing or debugging mode for nagios? <o:p> </o:p> Hi Bob,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> what kind of plug-in is check_period?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I cannot find it in my Nagios installation.<o:p></o:p> nor in the tarballs of either Nagios or Nagios-plugins.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Is it a kind of NoOp plug-in stub I would have to write?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> How can I re-schedule from the command line.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> My Nagios web interface (i.e. the CGIs) are still a bit broken<o:p></o:p> (I could easily fix if I had root privileges on the webserver to<o:p></o:p> edit httpd.conf)<o:p></o:p> Anyway, I'm a bit shell-fixed and avoid GUIs whenever possible.<o:p></o:p> I know with Nagios I probably would miss half the fun,<o:p></o:p> but this seems cosmetic to me, and can be addressed later when<o:p></o:p> the base system is at least working satisfactorily.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p> > From: Sloane, Robert Raymond [mailto:sloane@ku.edu]<o:p></o:p> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:03 PM<o:p></o:p> > To: Ralph.Grothe@itdz-berlin.de<o:p></o:p> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Is there a testing or debugging<o:p></o:p> mode for<o:p></o:p> > nagios?<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > Why not put a "check_period none" in the template, so that the<o:p></o:p> checks<o:p></o:p> > won't normally be scheduled, and then use the "Re-schedule the<o:p></o:p> next<o:p></o:p> > check of this service" link to schedule the check when you want<o:p></o:p> it to<o:p></o:p> > happen? Once things are debugged, you can set the check_period<o:p></o:p> in the<o:p></o:p> > actual entry to whatever is appropriate.<o:p></o:p> > -- <o:p></o:p> > Bob Sloane, University of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kansas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Computer</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">KS</st1:State></st1:place>,<o:p></o:p> 66045<o:p></o:p> > Email:sloane@ku.edu http://www.ku.edu/home/sloane<o:p></o:p> Phone:(785)864-0444<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > > -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p> > > From: nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net <o:p></o:p> > > [mailto:nagios-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf <o:p></o:p> > > Of Ralph.Grothe@itdz-berlin.de<o:p></o:p> > > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:55 AM<o:p></o:p> > > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<o:p></o:p> > > Subject: [Nagios-users] Is there a testing or debugging mode <o:p></o:p> > > for nagios?<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > Hello,<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > this morning I received the contempt of my fellow admins <o:p></o:p> > > because nagios swamped their mailboxes over night. Well, it <o:p></o:p> > > wasn't of course nagios' fault but mine because I defined a <o:p></o:p> > > template service wherein I referenced a conact_groups that <o:p></o:p> > > comprised all of us. When later adding new services I simply <o:p></o:p> > > forgot to override this attribute with a contact group that <o:p></o:p> > > contained only my mail account (until I've come to terms with<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > > configuring).<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > That's why I desperately miss a means to run a nagios daemon <o:p></o:p> > > that isn't scheduling the checks by itself but rather by <o:p></o:p> > > manual invocation. I'd also wish to test out alerting and <o:p></o:p> > > event handling myself by raising events (e.g. to see where in<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > > the end the notification is delivered to).<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > Does nagios provide special utilities, or switches to support<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > > (high level) debugging that way?<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > Regards<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > > -------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p> > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference &<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > > EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:place> * Development <o:p></o:p> > > Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * <o:p></o:p> > > Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process <o:p></o:p> > > Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf <o:p></o:p> > > _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p> > > Nagios-users mailing list<o:p></o:p> > > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<o:p></o:p> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users<o:p></o:p> > > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > > when reporting any issue. <o:p></o:p> > > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent <o:p></o:p> > to /dev/null<o:p></o:p> > > <o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p> SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September<o:p></o:p> 19-22, 2005 * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:place> * Development Lifecycle Practices<o:p></o:p> Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA<o:p></o:p> Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf<o:p></o:p> _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p> Nagios-users mailing list<o:p></o:p> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<o:p></o:p> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users<o:p></o:p> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. <o:p></o:p> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>