Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-11-03 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi, jeremiah wrote: > Problem resolved! Great! > Even though i removed the sudo command from my commands file it was > uncommented and active in nrpg.cfg file. > > Does this make sense to you? Seems like it could output a better error > message than "NRPE: Unable to read output"?! > > #command

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-11-03 Thread jeremiah
Problem resolved! Even though i removed the sudo command from my commands file it was uncommented and active in nrpg.cfg file. Does this make sense to you? Seems like it could output a better error message than "NRPE: Unable to read output"?! #command_prefix=/usr/bin/sudo Thanks for all yiour h

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-11-03 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi, jeremiah wrote: > > *changed the path in the command. > command[loadscript_check_error_log]=/usr/bin/sudo /usr/local/bin/python > /etc/nagios/report_loadscript_error_log.py > Can this command run without sudo? /usr/local/bin/python /etc/nagios/report_loadscript_error_log.py Try to not use

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-11-03 Thread jeremiah
Mathieu, I did what you said and still have the same error. *I put the script into /etc/nagios and change owner permissions to nagios %/etc/nagios$ sudo chown nagios:nagios report_loadscript_error_log.py *verified permissions %/etc/nagios$ ls -la report_loadscript_error_log.py -rwxr-xr-x 1

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-11-03 Thread jeremiah
Hi Andy, Thanks for the email. I wish this would have worked! Here's what i did... -I added the sudo command in my nrpe.cfg file and ran it like you said. command[loadscript_check_error_log]=/usr/bin/sudo /usr/local/bin/python /home/jesterj/report_loadscript_error_log.py -Restarted the nrpe s

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi, jeremiah wrote: > > I check the log file and this is all i'm seeing pertaining to this > command on the server. > > Oct 31 22:33:23 serv1 nagios2: SERVICE ALERT: serv2;LOADSCRIPT CHECK > ERRORS;WARNING;HARD;3;NRPE: Unable to read output > Oct 31 22:33:23 serv1 nagios2: SERVICE NOTIFICATION:

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
Mathieu, Thanks for your ongoing help. I check the log file and this is all i'm seeing pertaining to this command on the server. Oct 31 22:33:23 serv1 nagios2: SERVICE ALERT: serv2;LOADSCRIPT CHECK ERRORS;WARNING;HARD;3;NRPE: Unable to read output Oct 31 22:33:23 serv1 nagios2: SERVICE NOTIFICA

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Andy Shellam
Have you got sudo configured on your NRPE host? I get this error on new servers when I forget to add the Nagios/NRPE user to /etc/sudoers and allow them access to run the plugins without needing a password. Try running your command as the Nagios/NRPE user on your NRPE host like so (alter path

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi, jeremiah wrote: > i check the manual and this is what it says about this particular error: > > On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 15:10 -0700, jeremiah wrote: >> I just chown'd the file for nagios. >> >> $ sudo chown nagios /home/jesterj/report_loadscript_error_log.py >> >> $ ls -la *.py >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 n

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
I just pulled this error up in the manual and it sasy the following about the error: "NRPE: Unable to read output" = This error indicates that the command that was run by the NRPE daemon did not return any character output. This could be an indication of the following problems: -An incorr

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
i check the manual and this is what it says about this particular error: On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 15:10 -0700, jeremiah wrote: > I just chown'd the file for nagios. > > $ sudo chown nagios /home/jesterj/report_loadscript_error_log.py > > $ ls -la *.py > -rwxr-xr-x 1 nagios jesterj 3156 2008-10-31 2

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
I just chown'd the file for nagios. $ sudo chown nagios /home/jesterj/report_loadscript_error_log.py $ ls -la *.py -rwxr-xr-x 1 nagios jesterj 3156 2008-10-31 21:55 report_loadscript_error_log.py I'm now getting a different error after i fixed the path issue. $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_n

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Patrick Morris
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/che

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi, jeremiah wrote: > When I typed python on the command line it drops my into the python > interpreter. > > Regardless, I went ahead and specified it in the command: > > command[loadscript_check_error_log]=/usr/local/bin/python > /home/jesterj/report_loadscript_error_log.py > > now when i run

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Aaron Segura
There is no '#' on the beginning of the line in your nrpe.cfg is there? That's just in your e-mail for readability? -Original Message- From: jeremiah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 3:21 PM To: Nagios Subject: [Nagios-users] nrpe script Hi folks,

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
r server? Try > using /path/to/python and see if you have success. > > > Stephen Valdinger > MIS Helpdesk Coordinator > P: 330.365.3622 > C: 740.491.0958 > > > -Original Message- > From: jeremiah > To: Nagios > Sent: Fri Oct 31 17:21:07 2008 > Subject

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
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 monitor

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Mathieu Gagné
Hi Jeremiah, jeremiah wrote: > 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? Is there really a "#" at the beginning of t

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Patrick Morris
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 > > r

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Marc Powell
On Oct 31, 2008, at 4:21 PM, jeremiah wrote: > 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. > >

Re: [Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread Valdinger, Stephen (DOV, MSX)
Is python in the path on the particular server? Try using /path/to/python and see if you have success. Stephen Valdinger MIS Helpdesk Coordinator P: 330.365.3622 C: 740.491.0958 -Original Message- From: jeremiah To: Nagios Sent: Fri Oct 31 17:21:07 2008 Subject: [Nagios-users] nrpe

[Nagios-users] nrpe script

2008-10-31 Thread jeremiah
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 Eve