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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Yes I did.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Da:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> James Pratt [mailto:jpratt@norwich.edu] <br><b>Inviato:</b> giovedì 2 agosto 2012 16:01<br><b>A:</b> 'Nagios Users List'<br><b>Oggetto:</b> Re: [Nagios-users] R: R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Have you tried su’ing to the nagios user and running it from the command line? I am betting it’s permissions issue.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>James</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 02, 2012 9:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Nagios Users List'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nagios-users] R: R: check_memory does not work properly</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>No idea?</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Da:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> <br><b>Inviato:</b> mercoledì 1 agosto 2012 09:19<br><b>A:</b> 'Nagios Users List'<br><b>Oggetto:</b> [Nagios-users] R: check_memory does not work properly</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Commands.cfg</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'># 'check_local_memory' command definition</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>define command{</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> command_name check_local_memory</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> command_line $USER1$/check_memory -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>}</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Services.cfg</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>define service{</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> use active-service </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> host_name <ip- addresses></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> service_description check_local_memory</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> check_command check_local_memory!10%!5%</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> max_check_attempts 3</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> normal_check_interval 5</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> retry_check_interval 1</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> check_period 24x7</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> notification_interval 120</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> notification_period 24x7</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> notification_options w,u,c,r</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> notifications_enabled 1</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> contact_groups CG_admin</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> }</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>From line command:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>$> ./check_memory -w 10% -c 5%</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>OK - free memory is 27% which is within expected threshold| mem=27;10;5;0;100</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'>Regards</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Da:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> Morris, Patrick <a href="mailto:[mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com]">[mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com]</a> <br><b>Inviato:</b> martedì 31 luglio 2012 23:24<br><b>A:</b> <a href="mailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br><b>Oggetto:</b> Re: [Nagios-users] check_memory does not work properly</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>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.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></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'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Marco Borsani <a href="mailto:[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]">[mailto:m.borsani@it.net]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> NAGIOS<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nagios-users] check_memory does not work properly</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I am using a simple plug-in to check the nagios server memory.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>When I run it like user Nagios, it works perfectly. I see this output:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>OK - free memory is 40% which is within expected threshold| mem=40;10;5;0;100</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>When I run it with Nagios program I receive this notification:</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>…..</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Command: check_local_memory</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>State: WARNING</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Message: (null)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>….</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Any idea ?</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>