<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" 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="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Try adding a second $ at the end of the command.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> rsh $HOSTADDRESS$ 'mycommand; echo $$?' <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Luis Lacayo<o:p></o:p> Sr. UNIX Admin<o:p></o:p> Chicago Public Schools<o:p></o:p> Office of Technology Services<o:p></o:p> <u3:STREET u4:st="on"><u3:ADDRESS u4:st="on"><u1:Street u2:st="on"><u1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabIndex="0" u2:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">125 S. Clark Street</st1:address></st1:Street></u1:address></u1:Street></u3:ADDRESS></u3:STREET> – <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><u3:ADDRESS u4:st="on"><u3:STREET u4:st="on"><u1:address u2:st="on"><u1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabIndex="0" u2:st="on"><u1:Street u2:st="on">Suite</st1:Street></u1:Street></u1:address></u1:address></u3:STREET></u3:ADDRESS> 300</st1:address><o:p></o:p> <u3:PLACE u4:st="on"><u3:CITY u4:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place></u1:City></u1:place></u3:CITY>, <u3:STATE u4:st="on"><u1:State u2:st="on">IL</u1:State></u1:State></u3:STATE> <u3:POSTALCODE u4:st="on"><u1:PostalCode u2:st="on">60603<o:p></o:p></u1:PostalCode></u1:PostalCode></u3:POSTALCODE> </u3:PLACE>Direct:773-553-3835<o:p></o:p> Office: 773-553-1300<o:p></o:p> FAX:773-553-1363<o:p></o:p> lflacayo@cps.k12.il.us<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of dave stern - e-mail.pluribus.unum Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:17 PM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] plugins with rsh<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> We have a legacy setup with tru64 hosts that are currently configured for rsh, not ssh. I've installed the latest and greatest nagios on a relatively recent fedora host and have used plugins with ssh in the past. The problem is that rsh doesn't return status codes properly. Rather, it returns only the status code of rsh itself, not the command. A search implies you just need to echo $? with rsh. rsh linux to linux, I get this: linux1> rsh linux1 'date ; echo $?' Wed Jan 3 15:15:07 EST 2007 and trying to generate an error: linux1> rsh linux1 'bogus ; echo $?' bogus; Command not found. 1 So that looks ok but first problem is when I put into nagios commands define .... rsh $HOSTADDRESS$ 'mycommand; echo $?' The web page show "(No output!) Is it possible it swallows the quotes? Further, rsh behaves differently on tru64: linux1> rsh tru64-host 'date;echo $?' Variable syntax. Any ideas for these problems? Thanks and <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>