If you add "-vv" to your check_procs invocation, you will see the form of "ps" that check_procs is using and verify for yourself exactly why it's broken.
Andy Ford x56647 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Sandor W. Sklar > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:18 PM > To: Christian Nilsson - op5 > Cc: Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] check_procs (nagios-plugins 1.3.1) 1.9.2.1 > > Ah, yes, I think is exactly the problem: a bug in the check_procs > command. I just wasn't sure if this was "known" bug being > worked on, > or if I was the only one to encounter this problem. > > Thanks, > -s- > > On May 22, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Christian Nilsson - op5 wrote: > > > I think this is a bug in check_proc. At least I never got it to > > work on Solaris 8 and 9. If i remember it correctly it had > > something to do with the ps command... with the -C flag nothing > > matches but i got it to work with -a but in this case you also get > > a result matching "grep procname". Maybe something you can live > > with until it's fixed? > > > > Regards > > Christian > > > > Sandor W. Sklar wrote: > >> 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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