[Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Kenneth Holter
Hello list. We're running Nagios 3.0.3 on RHEL 5, and are having an issue with SELinux. A symptom I have noticed it that acknowledging a problem results in the following error: *Error: Could not stat() command file '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd' * We need to keep SELinux active on the

Re: [Nagios-users] Setting up guest user for nagios

2008-12-10 Thread Kenneth Holter
I already added a guest entry in that file, but thansk anyway. Everything seems to be working correctly. On 12/10/08, Ian Masters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've ensured that user guest is only included in these two lists: * authorized_for_all_services=usernagios,guest *

[Nagios-users] Network and machine resource consumption for Nagios

2008-12-10 Thread Kenneth Holter
Hi. Is there any resource consumption with regards to network or server/client machines to worry about when running Nagios? We're running active checks, i.e. the Nagios server uses SSH to run plugins on the client side and gather the information. I guessing that the per service per check

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Ian Masters
Kenneth Holter wrote: We're running Nagios 3.0.3 on RHEL 5, and are having an issue with SELinux. A symptom I have noticed it that acknowledging a problem results in the following error: /Error: Could not stat() command file '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd' / We need to

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
H, You have to hit the Selinux docs to help. I usually just disable Selinux. Lex On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Ian Masters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenneth Holter wrote: We're running Nagios 3.0.3 on RHEL 5, and are having an issue with SELinux. A symptom I have noticed it that

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Kenneth Holter
Thanks - I missed this part during installation. I'll give it a read. On 12/10/08, Ian Masters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenneth Holter wrote: We're running Nagios 3.0.3 on RHEL 5, and are having an issue with SELinux. A symptom I have noticed it that acknowledging a problem results in the

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
There should be an option in Selinux to allow certain network services run. Try and narrow your search around that area. Lex On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Kenneth Holter [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Thanks - I missed this part during installation. I'll give it a read. On 12/10/08, Ian Masters

[Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Viktor Matys
I have machine with NRPE server, where I needed change the port number where the NRPE listens. It's simply allowed in configuration file. But I cannot find out how to set this port number on main Nagios server, which collects information from that remote NRPE server. Is there a configuration

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
U have to explain your setup pretty well before I can advice. For example, a web server listens on port 80. A web browser connects to the web server on port 80 before communication can take place. How is your setup like? Lex On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Cherrington Stuart [EMAIL

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
I will advice you configure the nrpe daemon on the remote host to listen on which ever port you choose. After that, restart nagios on the monitoring host and use the plugin in the libexec directory to see if you can still talk to the remote server. To answer your question, I do not know of any

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Andreas Ericsson
Alex Dehaini wrote: A process/app as to listen/bind on a port before it can be used. That was the most irrelevant answer I've yet seen on this list, while still being 100% accurate. Are you by any chance a member of the microsoft customer support team? On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Viktor

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Bo Philip Larsen
Hi, You can use the -p port parameter on check_nrpe Bo From: Alex Dehaini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10. december 2008 11:52 To: Viktor Matys Cc: Nagios Users Mailinglist Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting I will advice you configure the nrpe daemon on the remote host to

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Andreas Ericsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Dehaini wrote: A process/app as to listen/bind on a port before it can be used. That was the most irrelevant answer I've yet seen on this list, while still being 100% accurate. Are you by any chance a member

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and AAI (Shibboleth)

2008-12-10 Thread Marcus
Alessandro Usai schrieb: I would like to know if it is possible to manage access to Nagios using Shibboleth and the AAI attributes, and if so whether there is any documentation about it. Has anyone a similar user case? My ex-colleague did this :-), so it's possible. Nagios uses the

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Alex Dehaini
A process/app as to listen/bind on a port before it can be used. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Viktor Matys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have machine with NRPE server, where I needed change the port number where the NRPE listens. It's simply allowed in configuration file. But I cannot find

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting

2008-12-10 Thread Cherrington Stuart
Viktor, The nrpe.cfg file (in my install its in /etc/Nagios) hold the port number 5666, is this what you rlooking for? Thanks, Stuart Cherrington Unix Systems Admin Royal Holloway University Mobile: 07756 857607 -Original Message- From: Viktor Matys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Nagios-users] host port setting SOLVED

2008-12-10 Thread Viktor Matys
Viktor Matys napsal(a): I have machine with NRPE server, where I needed change the port number where the NRPE listens. It's simply allowed in configuration file. But I cannot find out how to set this port number on main Nagios server, which collects information from that remote NRPE server. Is

Re: [Nagios-users] Nrpe and windows

2008-12-10 Thread Maxwell,Brady
We are currently setting up a second proxy and are going to split the checks between them. I am not sure I like that solution but were going to try it and see if it helps. -Brady -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:44

Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and SELinux issue

2008-12-10 Thread Chris Beattie
-Original Message- Kenneth Holter wrote: We're running Nagios 3.0.3 on RHEL 5, and are having an issue with SELinux. A symptom I have noticed it that acknowledging a problem results in the following error: /Error: Could not stat() command file

Re: [Nagios-users] How to reduce a very high latency number

2008-12-10 Thread Miroslaw Horbal
Have you tried modifying the OCSP command? More specifically, have you optimized the command to have the lowest possible runtime. I noticed that only one instance of the OCSP command is executed at a time and this can lead to very high latencies when a large number of checks are queued for

[Nagios-users] SQL to read service configuration from mysql DB

2008-12-10 Thread Mohr James
Hi All! I am trying to put together an SQL query to read the MySQL NDO DB in order to get the same kind of information that the web GUI provides under the Configuration link. I was hoping that someone already had written the query so I would not have to re-invent the wheel. Any input is

Re: [Nagios-users] How to reduce a very high latency number

2008-12-10 Thread Sean McAfee
Miroslaw Horbal wrote: In this version, submit_check_result will run send_nsca in the background (similar to forking the process). This time submit_check_result will only execute send_nsca, but it will not wait for send_nsca to finish running. This effectivly reduces the runtime of

[Nagios-users] problems with action_url/notes_url URL truncation

2008-12-10 Thread Eric Pearce
Sorry if this in the docs or FAQ - I didn't see it if it is. I'm running nagios 3.0.6 and 1.4.13 plugins. I want to have a URL in the email host notification that would allow me to connect to an Avocent KVM switch. This is what I have for the host definition: define host{ use

Re: [Nagios-users] SQL to read service configuration from mysql DB

2008-12-10 Thread Marc Powell
On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Mohr James wrote: Hi All! I am trying to put together an SQL query to read the MySQL NDO DB in order to get the same kind of information that the web GUI provides under the Configuration link. I was hoping that someone already had written the query so I would

Re: [Nagios-users] SQL to read service configuration from mysql DB

2008-12-10 Thread Mohr James
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Marc Powell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2008 19:57 An: Nagios Mailinglist Betreff: Re: [Nagios-users] SQL to read service configuration from mysql DB On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Mohr James wrote: Hi All! I

Re: [Nagios-users] problems with action_url/notes_url URL truncation

2008-12-10 Thread Marc Powell
On Dec 10, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Eric Pearce wrote: But the resulting email message seems to have lost all but the first character, so the URL now looks like: KVM URL: https://kvmswitch/cgi-bin/kvm.cgi?file=overview-dsruserID=1326154034index=25 What am I missing here? I see others

Re: [Nagios-users] problems with action_url/notes_url URL truncation

2008-12-10 Thread Joerg Linge
Eric Pearce schrieb: Sorry if this in the docs or FAQ - I didn't see it if it is. I'm running nagios 3.0.6 and 1.4.13 plugins. I want to have a URL in the email host notification that would allow me to connect to an Avocent KVM switch. This is what I have for the host definition:

[Nagios-users] Lilac 1.0 beta 1 released! The most robust Nagios 3.x configuration tool available!

2008-12-10 Thread Taylor Dondich
Lilac 1.0 beta 1 is NOW released. Featuring a robust importer for importing existing Nagios 2.x and 3.x configurations, an exporter to export to Nagios 3.x and a robust Auto-Discovery system. Downloads and documentation at http://www.lilacplatform.com Thanks to everyone for their extensive

Re: [Nagios-users] Lilac 1.0 beta 1 released! The most robust Nagios 3.x configuration tool available!

2008-12-10 Thread Whitehead, Brian
Just being picky, but unless I've slept for a year, you might want to adjust the date. 12/10/2009: Beta Release Now Available -Original Message- From: Taylor Dondich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:45 PM To: nagios-user Mailinglist Subject:

Re: [Nagios-users] Network and machine resource consumption for Nagios

2008-12-10 Thread Patrick Morris
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Kenneth Holter wrote: Is there any resource consumption with regards to network or server/client machines to worry about when running Nagios? We're running active checks, i.e. the Nagios server uses SSH to run plugins on the client side and gather the information. I

Re: [Nagios-users] Lilac 1.0 beta 1 released! The most robust Nagios 3.x configuration tool available!

2008-12-10 Thread Taylor Dondich
hah. doh. Thank God it's a wiki. :) Taylor On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Whitehead, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just being picky, but unless I've slept for a year, you might want to adjust the date. 12/10/2009: Beta Release Now Available -Original Message- From: Taylor