<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> ./negate -w OK -o CRITICAL /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ssh -H db4 SSH OK - OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 (protocol 1.99) ./check_ssh -H db4 SSH OK - OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 (protocol 1.99) Ok, so should I configure this in my clients nrpe.cfg and have it ran as a local check? Or just configure it to check from the nagios box? Second, is this something thats installed thru the standard plug-ins? If not, a link would be handy to locate the add-on. Thanks, John <HR id=stopSpelling> > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:15:15 -0400 > From: ssimmons@cymfony.com > To: smcafee@collaborativefusion.com; andy.shellam-lists@mailnetwork.co.uk > CC: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Check_SSH Plug-In > > That's what I assumed also...unless I'm missing something here... > > ./negate -w OK -o CRITICAL /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ssh -H db4 > SSH OK - OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 (protocol 1.99) > > ./check_ssh -H db4 > SSH OK - OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 (protocol 1.99) > > > I would have expected negate to return a warning. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Sean > McAfee > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 5:11 PM > To: Andy Shellam > Cc: Nagios Users Mailinglist > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Check_SSH Plug-In > > Andy Shellam wrote: > > Wouldn't negate cause an "OK" state to be a "Critical" state instead > of > > a "warning" or can this be configured? > > Negate can customize its return code based on the return code of the > exec'ed plugin: > > Usage:negate [-t timeout] [-owcu STATE] [-s] <definition of wrapped > plugin> > > Options: > -h, --help > Print detailed help screen > -V, --version > Print version information > -t, --timeout=INTEGER > Seconds before connection times out (default: 11) > Keep timeout longer than the plugin timeout to retain CRITICAL > status. > -o, --ok=STATUS > -w, --warning=STATUS > -c, --critical=STATUS > -u, --unknown=STATUS > STATUS can be 'OK', 'WARNING', 'CRITICAL' or 'UNKNOWN' without > single > quotes. Numeric values are accepted. If nothing is specified, > permutes > OK and CRITICAL. > -s, --substitute > Substitute output text as well. Will only substitute text in > CAPITALS > > So in this case, you'd want to use `negate -w OK -o CRITICAL > //path/to/check_ssh -checkargs/`. > > Sean McAfee > System Engineer > > Collaborative Fusion, Inc. > smcafee@collaborativefusion.com > 412-422-3463 x 4025 > > 5849 Forbes Avenue > Pittsburgh, PA 15217 > > **************************************************************** > IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information > and is intended only for the individual named. If the reader of > this message is not an intended recipient (or the individual > responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended > recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, > distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. 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