kaplan71

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Hi there --

We have a server running Fedora Core 3 and I have modified the /etc/services file to open port 5666 to allow TCP connections. The syntax of the newly added line is as follows:

nrpe 5666/tcp # NRPE

After the line was added I stopped and restarted xineted via the startup script /etc/init.d/xinetd. After that, I tested the port's accessibility via telnet from a Windows 2000 workstation. The command syntax used there was:

telnet <hostname> 5666

The result was an error message saying connection could not be established. I verified the system could be pinged and also was found via nslookup.

What else do I need to check for in order to correct this problem? Thanks.

benjithegreat98

I don't know how nrpe would be started exactly, but editing the /etc/services file would not start it. See if there is an nrpe startup file in /etc/init.d . An example might be /etc/init.d/nrpe start . You can look to see what services are actively listening on ports by using this command: netstat -pantu

Also, if it is running you may need to allow that port to be let through your firewall. Do you have a firewall running right now?

kaplan71

< I don't know how nrpe would be started exactly, but editing the /etc/services file would not start it. See if there is an nrpe startup file in < /etc/init.d . An example might be /etc/init.d/nrpe start .

The nrpe client is normally started via a script in the /etc/xinetd.d directory. The syntax of the script is the following:

flags = REUSE
socket_type = STREAM
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/local/nagios/bin/nrpe
server_args = -c /usr/local/nagios/etc/nrpe.cfg --inetd
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
only_from = < ip address >

The permissions for the file itself are: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 311 <date> nrpe

< You can look to see what services are actively listening on ports by using this command: netstat -pantu

The results of the above command indicated that the 5666 port is not being actively listened upon.

< Also, if it is running you may need to allow that port to be let through your firewall. Do you have a firewall running right now?

I ran the setup command within xterm and checked the status of the firewall. The utility indicated the firewall was disabled.

tormented_one

I know nothing about nrpe, just so you know. Can you open it manually with the command $nrpe 5666/tcp ? If not then it probably cant be started like that in a script. Can nrpe be accessed by telnet?

benjithegreat98

I was curious and installed the rpms to nrpe..... It installed a startup file called /etc/init.d/nrpe . Do you have that file? You could disable the xinit version of nrpe and just call /etc/init.d/nrpe start to get it started. Do you have a file called /etc/init.d/nrpe ?

johnnydangerous

what is that nrpe for?

tormented_one

I don't know???? What is it for?

kaplan71

Guys --

First off -- Thank-you for your replies to my e-mail. I tried a different tact where instead of using the xinetd approach to starting the file, I had the file activated into "daemon" mode via /etc/rc.local. That appears to have solved the problem. I'm sorry I had not replied sooner to your responses.

Second -- The question was asked: what is nrpe for? Simply put, it is the client program or agent that is installed on remote computers that allow the Nagios server to send requests to the remote systems and get responses. The NRPE program can be configured to poll the
client system for things like disk usage, cpu load, and so on. If you have any other questions, let me know.

johnnydangerous

can you tell the URL?>

kaplan71

Sure, it is:
www.nagios.org

Aparna1

Hi there
i have the same problem.how do i enable the port 5666.
I have made the nrpe deamon run on my remote host.
but having problem on my application server

let me knw

Thanks