Good day,
I am looking for a little help in configuring NAGIOS for NRPE. I am quite new at Linux and seem to be having some trouble getting this working.
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 with the Nagios 3.3.1 core and Nagios plugins 1.4.15 running nrpe2.13
Currently I am trying to get the Nagios Exchange plugin check_be.exe to work with Nagios. I followed the check_be.txt for the setup on my nagios server and windows backup exec server.

Currently if I run root@PERSES:/usr/local/nagios/libexec# ./check_nrpe -H 192.168.1.10 -t200 -c check_be I will get
Job: Daily Backup, Success, Date:17/4/2012

From Nagios all I get is no output returned from plugin.

Windows.cfg has the following entry

# Service for Backup Exec agent
define service {
use template-backupexec
service_description BackupExec - Daily DAT backup ; specific display name, if you need
host_name remote.server
}

Templates.cfg has this entry – I have tried to modify it to avoid the socket timeout

define service{
name template-backupexec
use generic-service
service_description BackupExec Job Check ; default display name in Nagios
check_command check_nrpe! -t 240 -c check_be ; same name as in the nsclient++ nsc.ini command defini$
normal_check_interval 60 ; your check intervals here
retry_check_interval 60
register 0 ; this is a template
}

Commands.cfg

# 'check_nrpe' command definition
define command{
command_name check_nrpe
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDESS$ -p 5666 -v $ARG1$
}


Any ideas would be greatly appreciated



Dave

Hello,

One thing pops out instantly. You're running it as root! Thus it might be a permission problem since Nagios does not run as root. Change to the nagios user and try to run the plugin.

Kind regards,

Eric

Hello Dave,

Are you still looking for a solution to your problem or did you find an answer to your questions? Can you give us an update?

Kind regards,

Eric

Seem the issue was with the time out on my command. completely reinstalled everything from scratch - ubuntu up and went thru with a fine tooth comb.. It's working now with the command in commands.cfg
# 'check_bex' command definition
define command {
command_name check_bex
command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H 192.168.1.10 -t240 -c check_be
}

a template setup like this in template.cfg
define service{
name template-backupexec
use generic-service
service_description BackupExec Job Check ; default display name in Nagios
check_command check_bex ; same name as in the nsclient++ nsc.ini command definiti$
contact_groups admins
normal_check_interval 60 ; your check intervals here
retry_check_interval 60
register 0 ; this is a template
}

and the service set up in windows.cfg
# Backup Exec

define service {
use template-backupexec,graph
service_description BackupExec - Daily DAT backup ; specific display name, if you need
host_name server.domain
contact_groups admins
}


but its working now so thats all that really amtters in the end

Thanks