thanks for the tip, but I tried as both root and an unprivilaged user, with the same result. On Solaris, it can't match against a process name, but it works fine on AIX 5.2 and RHEL4.
-s- On May 22, 2007, at 2:07 AM, Hari Sekhon wrote: > I'm not sure about your cases but when running check_procs on > hardened gentoo servers, their hardened kernels stop user accounts > from seeing all other users processes. The only user who can see > other user's processes is the root user. > > Therefore I run my proc checks with sudo and then it works. > > Are you running check_procs as the nagios user? Have you tried > running it as root? > > -h > > Hari Sekhon > > > > Sandor W. Sklar wrote: >> This is not useful, but I reported an identical problem on Solaris >> 8, and got no replies. >> >> -s- >> >> On May 21, 2007, at 12:12 PM, abid dar wrote: >> >> >>> That didn't work either. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: "Mies, Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: abid dar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Nagios- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:50:52 PM >>> Subject: AW: [Nagios-users] check_procs (nagios-plugins 1.3.1) >>> 1.9.2.1 >>> >>> Hi, >>> try it with the '-a' Parameter. >>> >>> Regards >>> Christian >>> >>> >>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >>>> Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag >>>> von abid dar >>>> Gesendet: Montag, 21. Mai 2007 20:04 >>>> An: Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> Betreff: [Nagios-users] check_procs (nagios-plugins 1.3.1) 1.9.2.1 >>>> >>>> When I run check_procs I get: >>>> >>>> ../libexec/check_procs >>>> OK - 4 processes running >>>> >>>> ../libexec/check_procs -C nrpe >>>> OK - 0 processes running with command name nrpe >>>> >>>> >>>> ../libexec/check_procs -C "/usr/local/nagios/nrpe -c >>>> /usr/local/nagios/nrpe.cfg -d" >>>> OK - 0 processes running with command name >>>> /usr/local/nagios/nrpe -c /usr/local/nagios/nrpe.cfg -d >>>> >>>> This is on a Tru64 (alpha) box. >>>> >>>> Why doesnt is show the process that I specify (no matter how I >>>> call it) is running? >>>> >>>> suggestions? >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________________________ >>>> _____________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to >>>> new email wherever you're surfing. >>>> http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ---------- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 >>>> Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control >>>> of your XML. 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