<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">  <style></style> </head> <body> <font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> <div>Looks like we’re having a problem with Nagios resetting the timezone when issuing the RESTART_PROGRAM external command.</div> <div> </div> <div>We have an event handler set up to dynamically create some Nagios config files from our database, at the end of which we send the RESTART_PROGRAM command via the comand file.</div> <div> </div> <div>Below, we see that when started using the RESTART_PROGRAM, the TZ gets reset to GMT, whereas when we restart using the standard command line, this doesn’t happen.</div> <div> </div> <div>Even when logging to syslog, Nagios submits the wrong time:</div> <div> </div> <div>/var/log/messages:</div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 06:53:56 nykdsr000000385 sshd[7203]: Transferred: sent 2760, received 1872 bytes</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 06:53:56 nykdsr000000385 sshd[7203]: Closing connection to 10.57.6.18 port 43201</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 <font color="#FF0000"><b>10:53:57</b></font> nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE ALERT: nykpsr9350;monitorWL_nypuats;OK;SOFT;2;PROCS OK: 1 process with VSZ >= 50000, args 'monitorWL.pl', UID = 3028246 (nypuats)</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 <font color="#FF0000"><b>10:53:57</b></font> nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE EVENT HANDLER: nykpsr9350;monitorWL_nypuats;OK;SOFT;2;restart-monitorWL!nypuats</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 06:53:59 nykdsr000000385 sshd[7449]: Connection from 10.55.6.124 port 46363</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 06:53:59 nykdsr000000385 sshd[7449]: Failed none for root from 10.55.6.124 port 46363 ssh2</font></div> <div> </div> <div>Log messages from Nagios are in timezone different from NY (EST).</div> <div> </div> <div>I have restarted Nagios manually and saw:</div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:43:40 nykdsr000000385 sshd[25987]: Failed publickey for root from 10.58.99.7 port 37957 ssh2</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:43:40 nykdsr000000385 sshd[25987]: Failed publickey for root from 10.58.99.7 port 37957 ssh2</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Nagios 3.4.1 starting... (PID=25996)</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Local time is Mon Jul 01 11:43:47 US/New_York 2013</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: LOG VERSION: 2.0</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'cfdies2qkbk001' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'cfrfid1comp001' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020000372' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020001536' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020001765' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm030000273' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05574' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05673n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05673n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr000000434' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr0630' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr1831' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr1832' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05675' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05801n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05801n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05802n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:47 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05802n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:43:48 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Finished daemonizing... (New PID=26010)</span></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:43:48 nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE FLAPPING ALERT: nykdsr000000385;monitorWL_nypntsrv;STARTED; Service appears to have started flapping (20.7% change >= 20.0% threshold)</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:43:50 nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE ALERT: localhost;autoservices.cfg file;OK;HARD;4;check_autogenerated_file OK - autoservices.cfg does not need to be regenerated</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:43:50 nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE NOTIFICATION: rtb;localhost;autoservices.cfg file;OK;notify-service-by-bchat;check_autogenerated_file OK - autoservices.cfg does not need to be regenerated</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:00 nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE EVENT HANDLER: localhost;autoservices.cfg file;OK;HARD;4;generate-config-file!/home/nypntsrv/nagios/etc/objects/autoservices.cfg!/home/nypntsrv/nagios/etc/objects/createservices.pl</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#00FFFF"><b>Jul 1 07:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: EXTERNAL COMMAND: RESTART_PROGRAM;</b></span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#00FFFF"><b>Jul 1 07:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: PROGRAM_RESTART event encountered, restarting...</b></span></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Nagios 3.4.1 starting... (PID=26010)</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Local time is Mon Jul 01 11:44:03 US/New_York 2013</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: LOG VERSION: 2.0</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'cfdies2qkbk001' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'cfrfid1comp001' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020000372' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020001536' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm020001765' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm030000273' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05574' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05673n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsm05673n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr000000434' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr0630' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr1831' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykdsr1832' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05675' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05801n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05801n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05802n01' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:03 nykdsr000000385 nagios: Warning: Host 'nykpsm05802n02' has no services associated with it!</span></font></div> <div><font size="1"><span style="background-color:#FFFF00">Jul 1 11:44:04 nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE FLAPPING ALERT: nykdsr000000385;monitorWL_nypntsrv;STARTED; Service appears to have started flapping (20.7% change >= 20.0% threshold)</span></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: Connection from 10.57.6.18 port 59457</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: Failed none for nypntsrv from 10.57.6.18 port 59457 ssh2</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: Found matching RSA key: 5f:44:ae:f5:0c:c7:22:16:e1:06:85:6f:64:e7:18:76</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: Found matching RSA key: 5f:44:ae:f5:0c:c7:22:16:e1:06:85:6f:64:e7:18:76</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: Accepted publickey for nypntsrv from 10.57.6.18 port 59457 ssh2</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26306]: User child is on pid 26314</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26314]: Connection closed by 10.57.6.18</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26314]: Transferred: sent 2728, received 1872 bytes</font></div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 07:44:09 nykdsr000000385 sshd[26314]: Closing connection to 10.57.6.18 port 59457</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="1">Jul 1 <font color="#FF0000"><b>11:44:16</b></font> nykdsr000000385 nagios: SERVICE ALERT: nykpsr5941;DEV3:Services1:2 process;OK;SOFT;3;PROCS OK: 1 process with VSZ >= 100000, UID = 108005 (nypntsrv), args '-Dservices1_dev3_2_nykpsr5941'</font></div> <div> </div> <div>Is this a known bug?</div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#808080">Eric D. 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