<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div class="WordSection1"> Can you run check_memory plugin on the command line to get the full menu of options available to the plugin and post it here. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Deborah <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> From: Marco Borsani [mailto:m.borsani@it.net] Sent: 02 August 2012 15:28 To: 'Nagios Users List' Subject: [Nagios-users] R: R: R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <![if !supportLists]>1) <![endif]>Nagios user<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>2) <![endif]>Yes<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>3) <![endif]>Which details ? the point is that the plugin work correctly on command line, but not on web gui…<o:p></o:p> Command line out � OK + <memory info> + exit status 0<o:p></o:p> Web gui output � WARNING + (null message) + exit status 1<o:p></o:p> Log file � SERVICE ALERT: <host address>; <service description>;WARNING;HARD;3;(null)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> Da: James Osbourn <a href="mailto:[mailto:james.osbourn@citrix.com]">[mailto:james.osbourn@citrix.com]</a> Inviato: gioved� 2 agosto 2012 15:58 A: Nagios Users List Oggetto: Re: [Nagios-users] R: R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> What user is your Nagios server running as? Is it the same as the user that you are using on the command line? Could you post more details about the exact check_memory command that you are using, there are several of them out there. The output you are getting from Nagios, is this on the web gui, or in one of the log files.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It could be many things related to the check scripts itself, who you are running as where you are running the command. The command line is not always the same as when the server executes.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> James<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt"> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> From: Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> Sent: 02 August 2012 14:48 To: 'Nagios Users List' Subject: [Nagios-users] R: R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> No idea?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> Da: Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> Inviato: mercoled� 1 agosto 2012 09:19 A: 'Nagios Users List' Oggetto: [Nagios-users] R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Commands.cfg<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> # 'check_local_memory' command definition<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name check_local_memory<o:p></o:p> command_line $USER1$/check_memory -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Services.cfg<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> define service{<o:p></o:p> use active-service <o:p></o:p> host_name <ip- addresses><o:p></o:p> service_description check_local_memory<o:p></o:p> check_command check_local_memory!10%!5%<o:p></o:p> max_check_attempts 3<o:p></o:p> normal_check_interval 5<o:p></o:p> retry_check_interval 1<o:p></o:p> check_period 24x7<o:p></o:p> notification_interval 120<o:p></o:p> notification_period 24x7<o:p></o:p> notification_options w,u,c,r<o:p></o:p> notifications_enabled 1<o:p></o:p> contact_groups CG_admin<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> From line command:<o:p></o:p> $> ./check_memory -w 10% -c 5%<o:p></o:p> OK - free memory is 27% which is within expected threshold| mem=27;10;5;0;100<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> Da: Morris, Patrick <a href="mailto:[mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com]">[mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com]</a> Inviato: marted� 31 luglio 2012 23:24 A: <a href="mailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> Oggetto: Re: [Nagios-users] check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Posting your check configuration is really helpful in cases like this. It’s almost impossible to give a good answer without knowing how you’ve set the check up.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt"> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> From: Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:52 AM To: NAGIOS Subject: [Nagios-users] check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi all<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am using a simple plug-in to check the nagios server memory.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> When I run it like user Nagios, it works perfectly. I see this output:<o:p></o:p> OK - free memory is 40% which is within expected threshold| mem=40;10;5;0;100<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> When I run it with Nagios program I receive this notification:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> …..<o:p></o:p> Command: check_local_memory<o:p></o:p> State: WARNING<o:p></o:p> Message: (null)<o:p></o:p> ….<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any idea ?<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Untitled Document</title> <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail immediately. 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