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class=573120302-14072006>check_procs will only check for processes on the local
machine. Use the -h option to see all the parameters you can give it to
check for different things. You will probably want to use NRPE to run the
check_procs plugin on the remote server (this is how we do it
here)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=573120302-14072006>check_nrpe -H 172.2.23.1 -c check_procs -a syslog-ng 1
1024</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=573120302-14072006>and then in the nrpe.cfg on the remote
machine</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=573120302-14072006>command[check_procs]=/usr/local/nrpe/check_procs -w
"1:$ARG2$" -c "1:$ARG3$" -C "$ARG1$"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=573120302-14072006>Steve</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Radhika<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 14 July 2006 4:49 a.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
Morris, Patrick; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Nagios-users] syslog-ng process monitor plugin<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>thanks for your mail.I have checked the check_procs plugin but it is not
giving the option of monitoring remote host i may be wrong</DIV>
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<DIV>./check_procs -H 172.2.23.1 -w 1:1 -c 1:1024 -C syslog-ng</DIV>
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<DIV>I am getting error ./check_procs: invalid option -- H</DIV>
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<DIV>If i remove -H and ipaddress it is checking in local machine</DIV>
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<DIV>How to fix this now</DIV>
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