My first guess would be that there is some sort of environmental variable being set when you log in that wouldn't be set when you aren't (ie, when Nagios triggers it). Are you using keys that have passphrases, maybe? Can you give us a look at the contents of check_by_ssh?
--Matt On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:12 AM, mirko stefanelli <mirko.stefane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi to all, > > We run nagios on Ubuntu server with 2Gb ramm kernel version > 2.6.24-23-server. Nagios version is 3.2.0. > > We have configured all our server (Linux REL) to execute our custom plugin > by check_by_ssh. The problem is that for some server this check fails and > the output is: > > CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call > > If we try to do same command, executed with check_by_shh, from user nagios > on cli the command work fine! > > Any idea? > > Regards, > Mirko. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ 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