I appreciate your quick response, ssh known_hosts / authorized_keys was my first culprit also... unfortunately, this doesn't explain why it would work correctly when I run the same command nagios is running from the CLI (using the same key)!?
#/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_by_ssh -t 60 -H <IP-Address> -l root -i <RSA Key> -C /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_backup_log Daniel On Friday 01 June 2007 00:53, you wrote: > It looks like your host key for this host is probably invalid. When this > happens, ssh will display an error like this: > > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY! > > If you're sure that nobody is "doing something nasty", fix your host key > and all should be well. Just remove the key from ~/.ssh/known_hosts and > either ssh to the host and answer "yes" to accept the key, or do > "ssh-keyscan -t rsa hostname" (or dsa if you're using dsa keys). > > Hope this helps! > > Rob > > *-- > Robert King* > UNIX Systems Administrator > /Publishing Technology plc/ > T: +1 401 331 2014 x120 > F: +1 401 331 2015 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.publishingtechnology.com <http://www.publishingtechnology.com/> > GPG Public key: http://tinyurl.com/9zmws > > Daniel Tandowski wrote: > > Hi all, long time Nagios user, first time poster. > > > > I'm having an issue with one of my check_by_ssh scripts - which basically > > just checks the size and modified time of a backup file on each of > > roughly 70 Linux hosts. > > > > All of the hosts are working correctly, except one, which as far as I can > > tell, is configured the same as the rest. This is where it gets wierd, > > when I run the full command straight from the CLI, it returns correctly: > > > > Command: > > #/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_by_ssh -t 60 -H <IP-Address> -l root -i > > <RSA Key> -C /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_backup_log > > > > Result: > > OK: /home/user/file.backup.gz Size: 72.99Mb Updated: 13.92 hours ago > > > > However, when it runs from within the nagios process, the web interface > > returns this: > > > > Remote command execution failed: > > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > > > Has anyone come across this problem? As Google won't let me search @'s - > > it is extremely difficult to search this issue! > > > > Sorry about the long email, please let me know if you have any ideas! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Daniel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ 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