The service name is "AOS$01", not "AOS\$01". The backslash is added to escape the $. I've tried the following combination: $$ \$ \\$ $$$ \\\$ \\\$$ But no luck :( <div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/24 Mathew Walker <<a href="mailto:lmw94002@hotmail.com">lmw94002@hotmail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> I think you may need to escape the backslash itself with another backslash ... vaguely recall having to do that myself in some checks when passing values that had a backslash in it. -- Mat W. - <a href="http://www.techadre.com/" target="_blank">http://www.techadre.com</a> <hr> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:12:20 +0200 From: <a href="mailto:tore.lonoy@gmail.com" target="_blank">tore.lonoy@gmail.com</a> To: <a href="mailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Escaping broke i 3.1.1 ? Hello, Sorry for double posting, but wrong subject. <div> <div> Ton: Command line: /nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H <X> -c CheckServiceState -a AOS\$01 ShowAll=long OK: AOS$01: started Here is the host def: define host { use X host_name X address X alias X hostgroups +CRM4 #max_check_attempts 3 #check_interval 2 #retry_interval 1 #contact_groups + #notifications_enabled 1 _CRM_SERVICES AOS\$01 # Macros _REQUESTOR } The service definition: define service { # Which _template_* to use. # (e.g. standard-service-60) use standard-service-1 # Service spesific service_description CRM Services <div> check_command check_nrpe_parameters!CheckServiceState!ShowAll=long $_HOSTCRM_SERVICES </div>hostgroup_name CRM4 # Per service options first_notification_delay 10 process_perf_data 0 notifications_enabled 1 max_check_attempts 2 retry_interval 5 } The check command definition: define command { command_name check_nrpe_parameters command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -t 15 -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$ } It worked on Nagios 3.0.6. I've tried almost any combination of escaping the dollar sign, $$, \$, \\$$,\\\$.... You name it! Thanks for your help, Tore </div> <div> <div> <blockquote style="padding-left: 1ex;">Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:52:07 +0100 From: Ton Voon <<a>ton.voon@opsera.com</a>> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Escaping broke i 3.1.1 ? To: Nagios Users Mailinglist <<a>nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a>> Message-ID: <<a>864AF918-0779-4585-885D-AFE784E69C40@opsera.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Tore, Can you send the configuration for the host and service too? Can you also send the check_nrpe_parameters command definition. On the command line, what works? Also, you said a previous version of Nagios worked with this definition - which version of Nagios was that? Ton On 23 Jun 2009, at 15:09, Tore L?n?y wrote: > Let me see, this should be enough i think: > > define host { > host_name X > alias X > address X > check_period 24x7 > check_command check-host-alive > contact_groups > notification_period 24x7 > initial_state o > check_interval 15.000000 > retry_interval 5.000000 > max_check_attempts 3 > active_checks_enabled 1 > passive_checks_enabled 0 > obsess_over_host 1 > event_handler_enabled 0 > low_flap_threshold 0.000000 > high_flap_threshold 0.000000 > flap_detection_enabled 1 > flap_detection_options o,d,u > freshness_threshold 0 > check_freshness 0 > notification_options d,r > notifications_enabled 1 > notification_interval 60.000000 > first_notification_delay 60.000000 > stalking_options n > process_perf_data 1 > failure_prediction_enabled 1 > notes_url > retain_status_information 1 > retain_nonstatus_information 1 > _REQUESTOR > _CRM_SERVICES "AOS$\$01" > } > > define service { > host_name X > service_description X > check_period 24x7 > check_command check_nrpe_parameters!CheckServiceState! > ShowAll=long $_HOSTCRM_SERVICES > contact_groups > notification_period 24x7 > initial_state o > check_interval 1.000000 > retry_interval 5.000000 > max_check_attempts 2 > is_volatile 0 > parallelize_check 1 > active_checks_enabled 1 > passive_checks_enabled 0 > obsess_over_service 0 > event_handler_enabled 0 > low_flap_threshold 0.000000 > high_flap_threshold 0.000000 > flap_detection_enabled 1 > flap_detection_options o,w,u,c > freshness_threshold 0 > check_freshness 0 > notification_options c,r > notifications_enabled 1 > notification_interval 60.000000 > first_notification_delay 10.000000 > stalking_options n > process_perf_data 0 > failure_prediction_enabled 1 > notes > retain_status_information 1 > retain_nonstatus_information 1 > } > > The problem for me it seems is when nagios is parsing the data just > before it is going to execute the command. It is no problem executes > check_nrpe with ah backslash (\) as the escape char. But the problem > for me is what escape char do i use in custom macros? </blockquote></div></div></div> <hr>Lauren found her dream laptop. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290" target="_blank">Find the PC that’s right for you.</a></div> </blockquote></div>