I've always found this link helpful and a good read:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Jon
On 11/9/07, Tim Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please don't top post. My response is below
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Linux ATLNHONETOPS 2.6.10-16-server #2 SMP Sun Sep 23 19:57:25 UTC 2007
> > i686 GNU/Lunux
> >
> > Nagios-3.0b6
> >
> > MRTG
> > SNMP
> >
> > Nagios command definitions for the plugin(I don't know).
> >
> > I will attach a file, which you will need word proccessing application to
> > open(usually found in linux)(See attached file: Nagios errors.abw)
> >
> >
> > Very Respectfully,
> > Christy M. New
> > 1(404)327-6490
> > American Cancer Society
> > Corporate IT-NHO NOC
> > Network Infrastructure Engineer
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim Palmer
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To
> > 11/09/2007 10:46 nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net,
> > AM [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> > Re: [Nagios-users] Still can't, and
> > needing guidance SNMP issue
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> What is the libexec folder? Can you give me a direct path? I am new to
> >> Linux.
> >>
> >>
> >> Very Respectfully,
> >> Christy M. New
> >> 1(404)327-6490
> >> American Cancer Society
> >> Corporate IT-NHO NOC
> >> Network Infrastructure Engineer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >> "Giles Coochey"
> >
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >> e.gi>
> > To
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >
> >> 11/09/2007 10:07
> > <nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> >> AM >
> >
> > cc
> >
> > Subject
> >> RE: [Nagios-users] Still can't,
> > and
> >> needing guidance SNMP issue
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I have the snmp plugin, at least it is downloaded into my downloads
> >> file
> >>> on
> >> I believe you will need to put the executable in your libexec folder.
> >>
> >>> my linux server. However I can't monitor the following on my
> >>> routers(which
> >>> have snmp community strings on them. I can' monitor the snmp status
> >> or
> >>> bandwidth/ traffic rate. Can anyone help me figure out why I can't
> >> see
> >>> these on Nagios and the Nagios applications continues to say
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> UNKNOWN 11-09-20 0d 22h 3/3 check_mrtgtraf:
> >>> 07 53m 22s Unable to open
> >> MRTG
> >>> 23:47:18 log file
> >>>
> >> I'm assuming you're not asking about this particular error in this
> >> thread.
> >>> Port 1
> >>> Bandwidt
> >>> h Usage
> >>>
> >>> CRITICAL 11-09-20 0d 22h 3/3 (Return code of
> >> 127
> >>> 07 51m 55s is out of bounds
> >> -
> >>> 23:48:45 plugin may be
> >>> missing)
> >> It seems that Nagios cannot find the plugin, is it in your libexec
> >> folder?
> >>
> >>> CRITICAL 11-09-20 0d 22h 3/3 (Return code of
> >> 127
> >>> 07 50m 28s is out of bounds
> >> -
> >>> 23:53:21 plugin may be
> >>> missing)
> >>>
> >>>
> >> This looks to be the same problem.
> >>
> >> What snmp plugin are you talking about? There are plenty out there
> >> What version of Nagios are you talking about?
> >> Perhaps if you provide some of your configuration, we might be able to
> >> help some more?
> >>
> >> As it is, we need some psychic assistance here.
> >
> > /usr/libexec, and /usr/local/libexec is the quick answer to your
> > question, but how useful that information will be depends on more
> > information. If you could provide the following details, it would be
> > very helpful:
> >
> > - output of command "uname -a"
> > - Nagios version
> > - exact name of the plugin you're having problems with
> > From the errors you posted already, there may be some confusion -
> > check_mrtggraf doesn't use snmp directly, it uses the information
> > collected by a separate program called MRTG (which must be installed,
> > configured and running properly in order to generate the log file
> > check_mrtggraf currently can't find). And, there are many snmp plugins.
> > - Nagios command definition for the plugin
> > - Nagios service definition for the service calling this command.
> >
> > As Giles says, you really do need to have some understanding of the OS
> > you're running Nagios on. Different OS's can install different bits of
> > Nagios in different places, for one thing.
> >
> > tim
> >
>
> - Please don't post files in funny formats - text only. Assuming
> everyone has AbiWord is as unhelpful as people assuming everyone has MS
> Word available.
> - In general, never post real ip addresses, passwords or SNMP community
> strings in an open forum. Your email has already been indexed, and your
> community string is now compromised. I would change it immediately.
>
> Generally, the first place to start when troubleshooting plugins is to
> run the plugin from the command line, with the exact same params as
> you're passing in the service definition, although its common for the
> check_command in the service definition to be a redefined version of a
> plugin, defined in the command def file.
>
> so:
> (the following is from 2.x series. I haven't even looked at 3.x yet, so
> don't know if any of this has changed).
> - find where your commands are defined. Look in nagios.cfg, where ever
> that might be ("locate nagios.cfg" should work) - that will tell you the
> name and location of the command file. Then find the "define command"
> block that matches your check_command. Use the stuff given in the
> "command_line", with the params from your service definition, to run it
> manually. Make sense?
>
> If it works as root, su to the nagios user, and try it that way.
>
> Given that this is a forum of people helping each other, the more you
> can do yourself, the better your questions will be received. If you have
> trouble with the above, look at it, run check_snmp -h for help, think
> about it, google it a few ways before posting back. You'll also learn
> more that way.
>
> Good luck...
>
>
>
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