<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> <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: Anthony Montibello [mailto:amontibello@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 4:21 PM To: Jonathan Williams Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help - I am unable to get theNSClient++ to restart services<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'> <div> <div> Jonathan Williams wrote: > I did (at least similar). I ran it and it returned: > > /usr/local/bin/pearl -w > I'm guessing the output was actually #! /usr/local/bin/perl -w which is quite different from what you wrote, but I'll have to assume that the output you gave me is actually correct (who in their right minds would give false info to someone who's trying to help them??), so here it goes: * There's your error right there. To begin with, you probably don't have a binary named "pearl" anywhere on your system. * There's "#!" in front of the name of the script interpreter, so the kernel has no idea what to do with it. Run this command and it'll magically start working: sed -i '1s,.*,#!/usr/bin/perl -w,' check_sendmail.pl Note that "similar" hardly ever cuts it, especially if you want more help and don't paste the "similar" command you actually used along with the output it produced. copy-paste is your friend. -- Andreas Ericsson <a href="mailto:andreas.ericsson@op5.se">andreas.ericsson@op5.se</a> OP5 AB <a href="http://www.op5.se/" target="_blank">www.op5.se</a> Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> Got it...as far as the top posting goes...makes sense. Thanks. And yes there was a #! In front as you said. I did say similar just because the OP who was helping me said I would get something similar to #!/usr/bin/perl <args-to-perl>. My output was similar to that, but not exact. Thanks for the response. I ran the following:<o:p></o:p> <div> sed -i '1s,.*,#!/usr/bin/perl -w,' check_sendmail.pl<o:p></o:p> </div> return: sed: can't read check_sendmail.pl: No such file or directory<o:p></o:p> <div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> I been following your Emails on this issue and it looks like this must be some simple mistake somewhere, for example runtime Libexec is not the directory your using, FIlemames mispellings, things missing from the path or some other unkown issue.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Try running some normal shell script that just gives a date or pwd to validate the Libexec directory you are copying files to is the one nagios is run from.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> In the above command was it suppose to be sendmail.pl instead of check_sendmail.pl ? (I am not sure I did not think hard about what the command does) but most of the prior emails mentioned only sendmail.pl while check_ is common prefix of most common nagios plugins.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Last in prior posts I noticed the -n in the command has a space between the - and the n is it really there or is it just my email reader? if it is there should it be there?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Tony (Author of NC_net)<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> (I actually prefer reading Top posted msg - but I understand Andreas point on Bottom posting or inline posting)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Good question Tony. There is no such file called check_sendmail on my system. Other scripts are running fine out of /usr/local/nagios/libexec. I am not sure if perhaps the send_mail.pl script is perhaps looking for the pearl binary in the wrong folder /usr/bin/perl as opposed to /usr/local/bin/perl? I am not at work now but will dig in later tonight. I am a victim of my own lack of Linux experience here I admit, but I’m learning. I have a feeling if any of you were looking at everything I have here it would jump out at you. I’m going to team up with a colleague of mine here who is a good Linux guy and get his input as well. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> As usual thanks again for your time and expertise.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jon<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>