Make sure that your SSHD allows the number of processes to be spawned that you need.
I have: MaxStartups 100 in my /etc/ssh/sshd_config which allows me to use my ssh gateway to check up to 100 service concurrently with Nagios. (you may need an updated version of openssh. get it from ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenSSH/portable/) I prefer to stay away from NRPE on unix systems. Cheers, -Robert Smith Nagios Mail wrote: > I wanted to update this problem as it appears to have never been > resolved. The current version of check_by_ssh still returns an > "UKNOWN" status in nagios. I have ran the command manually from the > command line and echoed $?, and while it does return 0, nagios is > putting in an UNKNOWN status. Not only that but the status appears to > be flapping. > > The Critical and Warning status appear to work every time, but when an > OK status is returned from one of the check programs (check_load, > check_disk, check_process), check_by_ssh returns an UNKNOWN almost 80% > of the time. > > I've followed up with three different people on this list who have > reported the problem, and all of them just decided to move to NRPE. > > Has anyone gotten this plugin to work? I am assuming this is a code > problem with check_by_ssh > > > > On 12/22/05, *Demetri Mouratis* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I tested the following command from the command line ~ > > > > /usr/bin/ssh -l nagios host1 chkAdminServer.pl > > > > and it returns OK with an exit code of 0. Great. > > > > When I put it into the following service definition, I get a Status > > UNKNOWN with STATUS INFORMATION (No Output) > > > > define service{ > > name check_adminserver > > service_description AdminServer > > use hg.prod.check_5min > > host host1,host2 > > contact_groups systemgrp > > check_command > > check_command_ssh!/path/to/perl/script/bin/chkAdminServer.pl! > > } > > > > The check command definition is really simple also ~ > > > > define command{ > > command_name check_command_ssh > > command_line /usr/bin/ssh -l nagios $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$ > > } > If you are trying to ssh to another server and kick off the > command there > use check_by_ssh as follows: > > # check-remote-load > define command{ > command_name check-remote-load > command_line $USER1$/check_by_ssh -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C > "$USER1$/check_load -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$" > } > > In your example, put the chkAdminServer.pl scripts in the nagios > plugins > directory on the target, e.g. /usr/lib/nagios/plugins then set the > $USER1$ > variable to the same. Then, su - nagios of your nagios box and > ssh target > /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/chkAdminServer.pl. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through > log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD > SPLUNK! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click > <http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click> > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when > reporting any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to > /dev/null > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting > any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
