<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>Jonathan, The client installed on the host doesn't matter if both of them have support to nrpe. They will have a configuration file where you'll define the commands to run over check_nrpe. NSClient++ uses NSC.ini OpMonAgent uses opmonagent.ini But to make it easy, the OpMonAgent has a command to restart services built-in his configuration file. So, if you have the OpMonAgent running on host, you just need run the following command from your nagios server: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "spooler" start But, if you are using NSClient++ you need define a command into the configuration file first, then you'll use this command in the check_nrpe. Fernando Rocha OpServices Tecnologia da Informação ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Williams" <jonathan.williams@us.g4s.com> To: "Fernando Rocha" <fernando.rocha@opservices.com.br> Cc: "Nagios Users Mailinglist" <nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:57:07 PM (GMT-0300) Auto-Detected Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services <style></style> <link href="/zimbra/css/msgview.css?v=080626022332" rel="stylesheet"> <div class="Section1"> I feel like I am back at square one. It seems like a simple task to get Nagios to restart a service. I have NRPE now running on the server under xinedt, and switched the client back to NSClient++ from OpMon Agent. Both support NRPE. I am not sure if I am supposed to get a service restarted with a NRPE_Check command like: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "spooler" start Or am is supposed to create scripts on the host that will restart a service like a .bat file with a “net start spooler” command and than get an event_handler set up to call that script. It seems there are different ways to do it and I am being pulled both directions. I am new to Nagios as well as Linux and have been able to scrap my way thus far while learning a lot about both, but am about ready to call it quits. I was pointed to the NakedNuns website to the section on CheckExternalScripts, but honestly could not make much sense of it. <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: Fernando Rocha [mailto:fernando.rocha@opservices.com.br] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:38 AM To: Jonathan Williams Cc: Nagios Users Mailinglist Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services </div> <div> <div> Jonathan, make sure that you have the xinetd installed and check if there is the following directory: [root@fernando ~]# ls /etc/xinetd.d/ chargen-dgram daytime-dgram discard-dgram echo-dgram eklogin gssftp krb5-telnet ktalk rsync time-dgram chargen-stream daytime-stream discard-stream echo-stream ekrb5-telnet klogin kshell nrpe tcpmux-server time-stream if you don't have that, try to install by apt-get! and then, run the command again Make install-xinetd or you can install just writing a file like this: [root@fernando ~]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe service nrpe { flags = REUSE socket_type = stream wait = no only_from = 127.0.0.1 (PUT YOURS NARIOS SERVER'S IPS HERE) user = nagios (PUT THE NAGIOS USER HERE) server = /usr/local/nagios/libexec/nrpe (THE NRPE SERVER) server_args = -c /usr/local/nagios/libexec/nrpe.cfg --inetd (THE NRPE CONFIG FILE) log_on_failure += USERID disable = no } and then restart xinetd! <div> Fernando Rocha OpServices Tecnologia da Informação </div> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Williams" <jonathan.williams@us.g4s.com> To: "Fernando Rocha" <fernando.rocha@opservices.com.br> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:07:57 PM (GMT-0300) Auto-Detected Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services <div> I was able to compile that without ssl and was able to install the pugin’s using the following Make install-plugin Make install-daemon Make install-daemon-config Those worked finer however the next step says: Install the NRPE daemon as a service under xinetd Make install-xinetd I run that command and get: root@nagiosserver:- /downloads/nrpe-2.8# cannot create regular file ‘/ect/xinetd.d/nrpe’ No such file or directory make: *** [install-xinetd] Error 1 Any thoughts?? Thanks, Jon <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: Fernando Rocha [mailto:fernando.rocha@opservices.com.br] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:49 AM To: Jonathan Williams Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services </div> <div> Hi Jonathan! try to use the option --disable-ssl when you run ./configure <div> Fernando Rocha OpServices Tecnologia da Informação </div> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Williams" <jonathan.williams@us.g4s.com> To: "Paulo Ribas" <paulo.ribas@opservices.com.br> Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:52:48 AM (GMT-0300) Auto-Detected Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services I am having a little trouble installing the NRPE 2.8 plug in Ubuntu. I am able to extract the source code tarball and than I am having issues after that. Per the instructions I am trying to compile the NRPE add-on by running ./configure make all After I type ./configure I get a message at the end of the compile job saying “configuration error: Cannot find ssl libraries. Than if I try to go further by installing the plugins by typing make all or the individual make install-pluggin I get an error saying ** No rule to make target ‘all’. Stop. <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: Paulo Ribas [mailto:paulo.ribas@opservices.com.br] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 2:04 PM To: Jonathan Williams Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services </div> <div> Ok, If you need, contact me. <div> []'s -- </div> ----- "Jonathan Williams" wrote: > <div> I found the NRPE add-on (not plug-in) so I will download and install that. I’ll let you know if I run into anything. You have been more than helpful. Thanks, Jon <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: Paulo Ribas [mailto:paulo.ribas@opservices.com.br] > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 1:49 PM > To: Jonathan Williams > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services </div> <div> check_nrpe is part of the package nrpe, if you use ubuntu, I believe that only an "apt-get install nrpe" solve your problem. <div> []'s > -- > </div> > > ----- "Jonathan Williams" wrote: > > <div> OK.. I do not have check_nrpe so apparently I need to download that plug-in on by Ubuntu box. <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> From: Paulo Ribas [mailto:paulo.ribas@opservices.com.br] > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 1:42 PM > > To: Jonathan Williams > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get the NSClient++ to restart services </div> <div> The commando must be: > > > > define command{ command_name restart-Spooler command_line PATH/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "Spooler" start } > > > > ex: define command{ command_name restart-Spooler command_line /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "Spooler" start } <div> <div> <div> risk being sent to /dev/null </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! 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