<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="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)">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> You might try closing the “!” in the service definition and putting double quotes around the $ARGn$ parameters in the command file.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Mark Law Thomson Global Technology Infrastructure (TGTI) (734) 913-3775 Phone (734) 260-5740 Cell (734) 913- 3500 Fax mark.law@thomson.com<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 Jerad Riggin Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:05 AM To: GJP Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios HTTP monitoring<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Any idea why this -a switch isn't working?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> If I do this in a command prompt it works fine: ./check_http -S -H <a href="http://url.com">url.com</a> -a username:password it returns an OK.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> The same command in nagios won't work (unauthorized). <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> On 6/22/07, Jerad Riggin <<a href="mailto:jriggin@gmail.com">jriggin@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p> It's still giving me an unauthorized message. I've verified the credentials work for me to get in through a browser. Is there something else I could be missing? <o:p></o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> On 6/22/07, GJP <<a href="mailto:gjp@gpnet.nl" target="_blank">gjp@gpnet.nl</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p> Jerad, No entirely, because you feed the arguments to the actual command with $ARGn$ So in de service definition: check_http!site.com!5!admin:password And the command_line format in command definition (probably in: /etc/nagios-plugins/config/http.cfg) should be: command_line /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -H $ARG1$ -t $ARG2$ -a $ARG3$ Be carefull with that "-t 5" btw. That is a very low value to timeout. Hope it helps. Regards, Gerard. On Friday 22 June 2007 19:17:29 Jerad Riggin wrote: > So check_http!-H <a href="http://site.com/" target="_blank">site.com</a> -t 5 -a admin:password > > should be > > check_http!-H site.com!-t 5!-a admin:password? > > On 6/22/07, GJP <<a href="mailto:gjp@gpnet.nl" target="_blank">gjp@gpnet.nl </a>> wrote: > > Jerad, > > > > I didn't understand that either. That's why I customized the the > > check_http > > command definition. That way (in my previous example) you can have your > > http > > checks from any Nagios client. Usefull for instance for off-site checks. > > > > Regarding the -a switch. The -a $ARG1$ (or whatever) should be in your > > command > > definition. And your parms as you 'feed' them to the command in your > > service > > definition seperated with "!". > > > > Regards, > > > > Gerard. > > > > On Friday 22 June 2007 16:59:30 Jerad Riggin wrote: > > > If I change the hosts.cfg from the IP of the server (<a href="http://10.10.10.7/" target="_blank">10.10.10.7</a>) to the > > > > URL > > > > > I'm specifying in services.cfg, it works fine. The default site for > > > <a href="http://10.10.10.7/" target="_blank">10.10.10.7</a> is a CRM site which requires basic auth. So even though i'm > > > specifying a URL in services.cfg, it looks like it's be overridden by > > > > the > > > > > hosts.cfg so it can't auth. What is the point of the -H switch in > > > services.cfg if it always uses the IP for the host in hosts.cfg? I > > > > tried > > > > > that format (-a admin:password) at the end of the check in > > > services.cfgbut it still failed with unauthorized. > > > > > > On 6/22/07, Marc Powell <<a href="mailto:marc@ena.com" target="_blank">marc@ena.com </a>> wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: <a href="mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net</a> [mailto: > > > > nagios-users- > > > > > > > <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">bounces@lists.sourceforge.net</a>] On Behalf Of Jerad Riggin > > > > > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 8:41 AM > > > > > To: GJP > > > > > Cc: <a href="mailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios HTTP monitoring > > > > > > > > > > I have a check_http command that works perfectly at the command > > > > prompt > > > > > > > ./check_http -H lagarde -t 5 -s "LaGarde Intranet site" > > > > > > > > > > However in nagios, check_http!-H lagarde -t 5 -s "LaGarde Intranet > > > > > > > > site" > > > > > > > > > still returns an unauthorized. So basically why would it work in a > > > > > command prompt but not in nagios? > > > > > > > > Perhaps some difference in environment? Did you test as the nagios > > > > user? > > > > > > Is that the _exact_ way it's defined in the config? > > > > > > > > > And what is the syntax for the -a > > > > > (basic auth) switch? Thanks again for everyones help. > > > > > > > > -a username:password. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Marc > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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