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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Why don’t you specify the ARGS in the commands.cfg file?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">i.e.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Commands.cfg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"># 'check_local_memory' command definition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">define command{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> command_name check_local_memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> command_line $USER1$/check_memory -w
<b>10%</b> -c <b>5%</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">Services.cfg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">define service{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> use active-service
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> host_name <ip- addresses><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> service_description check_local_memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> check_command
<b>check_local_memory</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> max_check_attempts 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> normal_check_interval 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> retry_check_interval 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> check_period 24x7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_interval 120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_period 24x7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_options w,u,c,r<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notifications_enabled 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> contact_groups CG_admin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> }<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Marco Borsani [mailto:m.borsani@it.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Nagios Users List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nagios-users] R: R: check_memory does not work properly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">No idea?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="IT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Da:</span></b><span lang="IT" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""> Marco Borsani [mailto:m.borsani@it.net]
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<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Commands.cfg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"># 'check_local_memory' command definition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">define command{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> command_name check_local_memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> command_line $USER1$/check_memory -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D">Services.cfg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">define service{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> use active-service
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> host_name <ip- addresses><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> service_description check_local_memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> check_command check_local_memory!10%!5%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> max_check_attempts 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> normal_check_interval 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> retry_check_interval 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> check_period 24x7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_interval 120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_period 24x7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notification_options w,u,c,r<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> notifications_enabled 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> contact_groups CG_admin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> }<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">From line command:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">$> ./check_memory -w 10% -c 5%<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT">Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><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:<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">When I run it with Nagios program I receive this notification:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Command: check_local_memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">State: WARNING<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Message: (null)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Any idea ?<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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