It is the actual password? I thought it was an example Atte.
Pablo A. Muñoz RojasReseller Nagios & Nagios Community Manager <http://www.nagios.org/communitynetwork>P: +56-32-3140734 | C: +56-9-85499668w: www.e-visus.cl – www.nagios-cl.org | d: Ecuador 85, Viña del Mar, ChileNagios Certified Administrator and Professional - 3HCL9F <http://www.nagios.com/verify/>*Nuestras redes:* Linkedin <https://cl.linkedin.com/in/pablomunozrojas/>- Twitter <https://twitter.com/Nagios_Chile>- Line <http://www.e-visus.cl/?p=241>- skype <http://www.e-visus.cl/?p=241> - facebook <https://www.facebook.com/evisus4nagios> 2015-07-07 12:31 GMT-03:00 Andreas Ericsson <a...@op5.se>: > On 2015-07-07 16:17, José Pedro Brito Röseler wrote: > >> Hello. >> >> >> >> I’m trying to check the uptime of a Cisco 2960X switch on Nagios with >> check_snmp plugin but I always get the following error: >> >> >> >> [root@nagios]# /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_snmp -P 3 -U snmpv3user -L >> authPriv -a MD5 -A v3p4ssword#1 -x DES -X v3p4ssword#2 -H 192.168.254.2 -o >> DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance >> >> External command error: snmpget: Authentication failure (incorrect >> password, >> community or key) >> >> >> >> I get the same error on the web console: >> >> >> >> >> >> My switches.conf is like this: >> >> >> >> # HOST DEFINITIONS >> >> # >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> >> # Define the switch that we'll be monitoring >> >> >> >> define host{ >> >> use generic-switch,host-pnp >> >> host_name cisco_2960x_IT2_Datacenter >> >> alias cisco 2960x 24p IT2 Datacenter >> >> address 192.168.254.2 >> >> hostgroups switches_v3 >> >> notification_interval 60 >> >> icon_image switch.png >> >> statusmap_image switch40.png >> >> } >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> # >> >> # HOST GROUP DEFINITIONS >> >> # >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> >> # Create a new hostgroup for switches >> >> >> >> define hostgroup{ >> >> hostgroup_name switches ; The name of the >> hostgroup >> >> alias Network Switches ; Long name of the group >> >> } >> >> >> >> define hostgroup{ >> >> hostgroup_name switches_v3 ; The name of the >> hostgroup >> >> alias Network Switches with SNMP v3 ; Long name >> of >> the group >> >> } >> >> >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> # >> >> # SERVICE DEFINITIONS >> >> # >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> ############################################################################ >> ### >> >> >> >> ########## Switches with SNMP V3 ################### >> >> >> >> # Service definition to monitor switch uptime using check_snmp >> >> >> >> # Monitor uptime via SNMP >> >> >> >> define service{ >> >> use generic-service >> >> hostgroup_name switches_v3 >> >> service_description Uptime >> >> > This happens because the shell translates the hash in your password to > the end of the command and the start of a comment. You need to use > either single or double quotes around both your passwords in order for > the shell to see them as a single argument. > > check_command check_snmp!-P 3 -U snmpv3user -L authPriv -a MD5 >> -A >> v3p4ssword#1 -x DES -X v3p4ssword#2 -o DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance >> >> > So type in v3p4ssword#1 as 'v3p4ssword#1' with the quotes, and do the > same for 'v3p4ssword#2' and it should work. > > -- > Andreas Ericsson andreas.erics...@op5.se > OP5 AB www.op5.se > Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 > > Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and > terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war > on peace. >
