<tt> > > Nagios: 2.10 > Plugins: 1.4.9 > OS: SLES 9.3 > > I am having some trouble figuring out how to make check_by_ssh work > properly. I think I have done all of the usual troubleshooting and I > have googled the issue to no avail: > > Command as nagios user on the remote server: > > /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_load -w 7,7,7 -c 10,10,10 > OK - load average: 0.01, 0.04, 0.03|load1=0.010;7.000;10.000;0; > load5=0.040;7.000;10.000;0; load15=0.030;7.000;10.000;0; > > Command as nagios user via ssh on Nagios server: > > ssh ulwswas01 "/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_load -w 7,7,7 -c 10,10,10" > <MOTD REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS> > OK - load average: 0.05, 0.07, 0.04|load1=0.050;7.000;10.000;0; > load5=0.070;7.000;10.000;0; load15=0.040;7.000;10.000;0; > > check_by_ssh attempt as nagios user on Nagios server: > ./check_by_ssh -H ulwswas01 -C "/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_load > -w 7,7,7 -c 10,10,10" > Remote command execution failed: <MOTD DISPLAYS IN PART THEN CONNECTION ENDS> > > I get nothing in the log files concerning this and it makes little > sense. I have tried everything I need to have working, to the best > of my knowledge, as the nagios use and it works. Thanks in advance > for any help! > </tt> <tt>Please disregard the above request. Further research showed the -S option was all that was needed. Would be nice if this was documented to show it is needed on all systems with banners as it is currently a little harder to find. If it were mentioned in the -h, the banner part, I would not have sent the request for help initially. I now return you to your regularly scheduled madness...</tt>