Perl script looks like this: open (FILE, ">$cmd_file"); print "[$epoch_now] SCHEDULE_HOST_DOWNTIME;$host;$epoch_start;$epoch_stop;0;0;$duration;$use rid;$comment\n"; close (FILE);
Nothing in the log indicating that this command is making it anywhere. Nothing in the log relevant either. -Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron M. Segura [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:25 AM > To: Tony Rice (trice) > Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Problem scheduling downtime externally > > Please be more specific. How, exactly, are you trying to > write to the pipe? Please include some examples. > > Do you look in the nagios log after that to see if it picked > up any commands? Are there any relevant log entries that might help? > > On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 11:09 -0400, Tony Rice (trice) wrote: > > I'm trying to interface a database of upcoming downtimes to > Nagios via > > the SCHEDULE_AND_PROPAGATE_TRIGGERED_HOST_DOWNTIME external command. > > However, writing to the nagios.cmd file just sits there and never > > returns. I'm wondering if it's a problem with the way the > named pipe > > is setup. My nagios.cmd file looks like this: > > > > % ls -la var/rw/nagios.cmd > > prw-rw-rw- 1 nagios nagios 0 Jun 25 08:03 > > var/rw/nagios.cmd > > > > I've tried writing to this file from perl and a borne shell script > > with similar results. An advice? > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > > It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything > > Open Source. > > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ 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
