On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, jeremiah wrote: > No, I was trying to simulate a command prompt. > > JJ > > On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 14:31 -0700, Patrick Morris wrote: > > On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, jeremiah wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I have another question for you all that i haven't been able to > > resolve. > > > > > > I want to run a python script on my monitored hosts using the nrpe > > > command. > > > > > > On my server I am running the following command: > > > > > > # /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H 10.10.10.45 -c > > > loadscript_check_error_log > > > > > > Every time i run the command above then i get the following error: > > > > > > "NRPE: Command 'loadscript_check_error_log' not defined > > > > > > On my monitored hosts, I've specified the corellary command > > > in /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg, then restarted the service. > > > > > > # > > command[loadscript_check_error_log]=python /home/username/script.py > > > > > > Am I missing something? Does the command[loadscript_check_error_log] > > > actually have to be a valid plugin in the plugins directory or am I > > > defining the action of running the script in this file? > > > > > > Note: This is the only command in my config that is not working for > > me > > > so unlikely a service issue but rather something wrong with my > > config. > > > > Is it in the config file commented out with a "#" like that?
Even on the "command[loadscript_check_error_log]" line (which you wouldn't have seen at a command line)? You should also always define your commands with absolute paths, both for clarity and security reasons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ 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
