<div>I guess I should have said that this isnt a distributed set up. I am setting up syslog-ng and am just trying to make sure that everything is working...so there are no services installed on the client "mike". I have checked to make sure that the passive_checks directives are enabled in the nagios.cfg and the Service State page also shows that they are.</div> <div> </div> <div>Is this not a good way to test prior to turning on syslog-ng? </div> <div> </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Jedrzej Jajor <jedrzej@man.poznan.pl></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV
dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I assume you have a host 'mike' and a service 'nmbd' defined on it. Check if you have "accept_passive_service_checks=1" in nagios.cfg and "passive_checks_enabled 1" in the service definition. If you open the Service State Information page in the web interface it should also say that passive checks are enabled.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hope this helps.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=405362517-21112006><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Jedrzej</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=pl dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <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>Mike Carpenter<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Nagios-users] nsca/services issue<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a question about nsca and service checks. I am running nsca 2.6 and Nagios 2.5. I have just trying to send a simple test service check to Nagios to see if I can get the state to change…and it isn’t working…<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here is what I am trying to do…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the remote machine:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">/usr/bin/send_nsca –H ian -d “;” –c /etc/send_nagios.cfg < test<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The file test contains:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">mike;nmbd;2;’ok-just one test’<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have configured nsca on the Nagios server and the config file contains:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY:
TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">server_port=5667<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">server_address=192.168.1.10<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">nsca_user=nagios<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">nsca_group=nagios<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">debug=0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">command_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">alternate_dump_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nsca.dump<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">aggregate_writes=0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">append_to_file=0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT
face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">max_packet_age=30<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">password=password<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">decryption_method=10<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR:
#252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">The send_nagios.cfg contains:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">password=password<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">encryption_method=10<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">My service check
is:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">define service{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> host_name mike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY:
TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> service_description syslog-ng<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> active_checks_enabled 0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> passive_checks_enabled 1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">
check_freshness 0<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> is_volatile 1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> max_check_attempts 1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> normal_check_interval
1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> retry_check_interval 1<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> check_period none<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> contact_groups nagios-admins<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> check_command check_dummy!2!Critical<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> notification_options w,c,u<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> notification_period 24x7<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT
face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> notification_interval 120<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"> }<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">The /var/log/messages file shows the following:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV
class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">Nov 21 00:09:00 ian nsca[12202]: SERVICE CHECK -> Host Name: 'mike', Service Description: 'nmbd', Return Code: '2', Output: ''ok-just one test''<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">Nov 21 00:09:47 ian nagios: EXTERNAL
COMMAND: PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT;mike;nmbd;2;'ok-just one test'<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">It appears that the external command file is getting the check…but the host page just sits there saying that the host hasn’t been checked. I have tried several different states and still the same result. I understand that an active check isnt being performed but I would think that because of the above "PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT" line that the nagios.cmd file got the message and the page should be updated with a critical message.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT
face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">I read in the docs that the check needs to have the date in front of it …but when I tried that I couldn’t get nsca to expand the variable…I have checked permissions, etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight color=#252525 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #252525; FONT-FAMILY: TheSansMonoCondensed-SemiLight">So…where have I messed up?
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