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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 12:51 GMT-03:00 José Pedro Brito Röseler <pedro.roese...@av.it.pt >: > Hi Andreas. > > Thanks for the tip. I tried with both double and single quotes but I get > the > same error... > And yes, the passwords I posted here are just examples. :-) > > I think I will then proceed with the check_snmp plugin upgrade... > I already downloaded the latest version of nagios > plugins(nagios-plugins-2.0.3) and copied it to the server. > My current plugins are in /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins > > The thing is that I'm running a Full automated installation of Nagios(FAN) > so I'm not sure of how to proceed without breaking something else during > the > upgrade. > > Is it safe to do this? > > tar xzf nagios-plugins-2.0.3 > cd nagios-plugins-2.0.3 > ./configure --with-nagios-user=nagios --with-nagios-group=nagios > make > make install > > > > regards, > Pedro Röseler > > -----Original Message----- > From: Help > [mailto:help-bounces+pedro.roeseler=av.it...@monitoring-plugins.org] On > Behalf Of Andreas Ericsson > Sent: 7 de julho de 2015 16:31 > To: Monitoring Plugins Users > Subject: Re: Cannot use snmp_check with snmp v3 > > 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. > >
