[Nagios-users] check_log manual

2013-07-12 Thread Martin Kamke
Hello, where can i find a manual for the check_log? How can I use the pattern option? Thank you. Martin Kamke – Tel. +49 40 3890 4417 Fax +49 40 3890 web: http://www.snap.de www.snap.de mail: mailto:martin.ka...@snap.de martin.ka...@snap.de SNAP

[Nagios-users] check_log

2013-05-06 Thread Edwin Zoeller
I am using the check_log plugin and I am having a strange issue. When the monitor scan my log and encounters an issue, it reports it, when it scans it again and does not find the issue it still reports as an error. The only way I can clear this is by running the check command manually on the

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log via check_nrpe problem

2011-11-04 Thread MAD
Hi, If you ran your tests with an other user than the one NRPE is using on your server, may be he can't overwrite your /tmp/messages file and trigger a CRITICAL state (I see in your tests you are logged in as root). Marc-André On 11/04/2011 04:53 AM, Brandstaetter, Sigmund wrote: Hi Guys,

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log via check_nrpe problem

2011-11-04 Thread Brandstaetter, Sigmund
Hi Marc, Thanks a lot, sure enough you are right J Thanks a lot, I totally overlooked that…. From: MAD [mailto:m...@b-care.net] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 15:33 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] check_log via check_nrpe problem Hi

[Nagios-users] check_log via check_nrpe problem

2011-11-03 Thread Brandstaetter, Sigmund
Hi Guys, First of all, hello, since this is my first post to the list. I hope some of you will be able to give me some input on my problem. I have a Nagios Server to monitor some Hosts (Nagios 3.3.1) using NRPE and SNMP Checks I wanna check a logfile for eg. the string error. The check works

[Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering

2009-12-03 Thread Tobias Exner
Hi list, 1. any suggestions how to check multiple pattern with one command? example: check_log -F /var/adm/messages -O /var/adm/nagios_messages -q error|connection timed out|SCSI transport failed 2. Is there a way to ignore lines from the result? example: check_log -F

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering

2009-12-03 Thread Marc Powell
On Dec 3, 2009, at 2:09 AM, Tobias Exner wrote: 1. any suggestions how to check multiple pattern with one command? example: check_log -F /var/adm/messages -O /var/adm/nagios_messages -q error|connection timed out|SCSI transport failed check_log uses egrep to search for the

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering

2009-12-03 Thread Tobias Exner
Marc, thank you... point 1 is now clear for me.. point 2 I checked my plugins version. It's 1.4.13,REV=2009.04.26 from blastwave. Is there an other repository available or do I have to compile it all by my self? regards, Tobias Marc Powell schrieb: On Dec 3, 2009, at 2:09 AM,

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering

2009-12-03 Thread Gerhard Lausser
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Tobias Exner [mailto:tex...@eoipso.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2009 09:09 An: Nagios-Users Mailinglist Betreff: [Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering Hi list, 1. any suggestions how to check multiple pattern with one

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log multiple pattern and filtering

2009-12-03 Thread Marc Powell
On Dec 3, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Tobias Exner wrote: Marc, thank you... point 1 is now clear for me.. point 2 I checked my plugins version. It's 1.4.13,REV=2009.04.26 from blastwave. Is there an other repository available or do I have to compile it all by my self? I don't use

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log + mysqld.log

2007-12-10 Thread mark redding
Hi, On 10/12/2007, Roger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking about using check_log to monitor mysqld.log I've found it more useful to check the status of the mysql processes themselves rather than the log file. So I monitor the number of active connections, and those in a locked state and

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log + mysqld.log

2007-12-10 Thread Gerhard Lausser
Hi Roger, I don't know much about MySQL to know which types of errors that I should be looking for and am hoping others here might have some recipes / hacks that they use that they might share what has worked well for them. if you use check_logfiles instead of check_log, you can squeeze

[Nagios-users] check_log + mysqld.log

2007-12-09 Thread Roger
I'm thinking about using check_log to monitor mysqld.log e.g. check_log -F /var/log/mysqld.log -O /tmp/mysqdLogTest.log -q STRING_TO_LOOK_FOR I don't know much about MySQL to know which types of errors that I should be looking for and am hoping others here might have some recipes / hacks that

[Nagios-users] check_log problems

2007-02-23 Thread Martin Møller Pedersen
Hi, I am trying to use check_log on a solaris box but without luck. Any advise from this group ? % ./check_log -F /home/oracle/admin/cdocs/bdump/alert_cdocs.log -O /tmp/alert_cdocs.log -q ORA-00600 Log check data initialized... % ./check_log -F /home/oracle/admin/cdocs/bdump/alert_cdocs.log -O

[Nagios-users] check_log and notifications

2006-07-03 Thread Ryan Wilcox
having a bit of trouble with notifications and the check_log command. i got the command working, so it is actually reporting the correct error (from my nagios log): [1151941987] SERVICE ALERT: Appserver1;Message Log;CRITICAL;SOFT;1;(1) [ERROR ] however, there is no email notification triggered

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log and notifications

2006-07-03 Thread Hendrik Baecker
Hi Ryan, Nagios won't execute notifications on SOFT states. Try to decrease the max_check_attempt of this Log checking Service to something like 1 and have a look. Best wishes Hendrik Ryan Wilcox schrieb: having a bit of trouble with notifications and the check_log command. i got the

[Nagios-users] check_log and check_logfiles

2006-06-30 Thread jorgecab
Hi, I want to monitor a certain pattern in a log file so I've been testing check_logfiles and check_log but what I want it to do is that when the pattern repeats itself 5 times (for example) then give an alert not just with one time, I can't figure out how to do this with nagios plugins. Has

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log and check_logfiles

2006-06-30 Thread Gerhard Lausser
Hi Jorge, do you mean _this_ check_logfiles? http://www.nagiosexchange.org/Misc.54.0.html?tx_netnagext_pi1%5Bp_view%5D=5 38 to do is that when the pattern repeats itself 5 times (for example) then give an alert not just with one time, I can't figure out how to do this with nagios plugins.

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log and check_logfiles

2006-06-30 Thread jorgecab
Thanks for your reply Gerhard, yes I meant that check_logfiles. You see I have an application running on a linux server and I want to search the logs for a specific error message but I only want it to raise an alarm (status change to critical) if in a single check it finds more than five of that

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log

2006-06-06 Thread Ken A
in check_log, find lines: if [ $count = 0 ]; then # no matches, exit with no error $ECHO Log check ok - 0 pattern matches found\n exitstatus=$STATE_OK change $count = 0 to $count = 5. change Log check ok - 5 pattern matches found\n Ken A Pacific.Net Julie S. Lin wrote: Hi i am

[Nagios-users] check_log false alarms

2006-05-18 Thread Julie S. Lin
Hi I am running Nagios 1.2 on RedHat 9. I have check_log set up to monitor oracle errors. A cron jobs copies a fresh copy of the appropriate log file to the nagios server every 5 min; The service is checked every 12 minutes. Every once in a while (no pattern) I'll get a very odd and false

[Nagios-users] check_log

2006-05-12 Thread David Garvey
Hello: Newbie question here: Is it possible to perform a check_log on a remote host and check to see if the log tail is scrolling? I have a perl script to parse for strings but I need to be able to identify if the logs are advancing? Many Thanks, David

[Nagios-users] check_log

2006-03-24 Thread Maccy
Can anybody give me an example of a correct command definition for check_log ? I'm looking to locate the word 'Error' in /var/log/messages on each machine. If anyone can forward example portions of their services.cfg and checkcommand.cfg files I would be most grateful! So far I've been

Re: [Nagios-users] check_log

2006-03-24 Thread Terry L. Inzauro
Maccy wrote: Can anybody give me an example of a correct command definition for check_log ? I'm looking to locate the word 'Error' in /var/log/messages on each machine. If anyone can forward example portions of their services.cfg and checkcommand.cfg files I would be most grateful! So

RE: [Nagios-users] Check_Log - SOLUTION

2006-03-05 Thread Mike Koponick
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Koponick Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:59 AM To: James Turnbull Cc: Nagios Users Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Check_Log Sure. Here is the service check command: define service { use Sensor-Log

RE: [Nagios-users] Check_Log

2006-03-04 Thread Mike Koponick
-F $ARG1$ -O $ARG2$ -q $ARG3$ Thanks! Mike -Original Message- From: James Turnbull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:33 PM To: Mike Koponick Cc: Nagios Users Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Check_Log Mike Koponick wrote: I wanted to say thanks to all who responded

AW: [Nagios-users] Check_Log

2006-03-04 Thread Gerhard Lausser
: [Nagios-users] Check_Log Mike Koponick wrote: I wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my question regarding parsing syslog files. Thanks! But, I was wondering about check_log. It seems that it would work for my environment. However I see that I have run

[Nagios-users] Check_Log

2006-03-03 Thread Mike Koponick
I wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my question regarding parsing syslog files. Thanks! But, I was wondering about check_log. It seems that it would work for my environment. However I see that I have run into a snag of sorts. Im parsing out Cisco PIX logs, and was able

Re: [Nagios-users] Check_Log

2006-03-03 Thread James Turnbull
Mike Koponick wrote: I wanted to say thanks to all who responded to my question regarding parsing syslog files. Thanks! But, I was wondering about check_log. It seems that it would work for my environment. However I see that I have run into a snag of sorts. Can you post the

[Nagios-users] check_log usage

2005-12-20 Thread Julie S. Lin
Hi All I have two solaris boxen in my group eagle-servers. however, they claims 0 pattern match and check OK under service detail even though I edited the log file and put it Memory Error for testing purposes.. Could someone kindly have a look at let me know what small change I need to