<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=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <link rel=Stylesheet type="text/css" media=all href="/zimbra/css/msgview.css?v=080626022332"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <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:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "spooler" start<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> 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.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </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<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <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!<o:p></o:p> <div> Fernando Rocha OpServices Tecnologia da Informação<o:p></o:p> </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<o:p></o:p> <div> I was able to compile that without ssl and was able to install the pugin’s using the following<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Make install-plugin<o:p></o:p> Make install-daemon<o:p></o:p> Make install-daemon-config<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Those worked finer however the next step says:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Install the NRPE daemon as a service under xinetd<o:p></o:p> Make install-xinetd<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> I run that command and get:<o:p></o:p> root@nagiosserver:- /downloads/nrpe-2.8# cannot create regular file ‘/ect/xinetd.d/nrpe’ No such file or directory<o:p></o:p> make: *** [install-xinetd] Error 1<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Any thoughts??<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Jon<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-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<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> Hi Jonathan! try to use the option --disable-ssl when you run ./configure<o:p></o:p> <div> Fernando Rocha OpServices Tecnologia da Informação<o:p></o:p> </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<o:p></o:p> 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<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> ./configure<o:p></o:p> make all<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> 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. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-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<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> Ok, If you need, contact me.<o:p></o:p> <div> []'s --<o:p></o:p> </div> ----- "Jonathan Williams" wrote: > <o:p></o:p> <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.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Jon<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-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<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <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.<o:p></o:p> <div> []'s > -- > <o:p></o:p> </div> > > ----- "Jonathan Williams" wrote: > > <o:p></o:p> <div> OK.. I do not have check_nrpe so apparently I need to download that plug-in on by Ubuntu box.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-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<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> The commando must be: > > > > <o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name restart-Spooler<o:p></o:p> command_line PATH/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "Spooler" start<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> > > > > ex:<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name restart-Spooler<o:p></o:p> command_line /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 5666 -n -c service_control -a "Spooler" start<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <div> <div> <div> risk being sent to /dev/null<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! 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