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by rogerjbos
Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:22 am
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Using NRPE to monitor remote linux server -- IP address null
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

Re: Using NRPE to monitor remote linux server -- IP address

Solved. I made some changes to the configs and got it working. Not sure 100% which change did the trick, but I think since I am using: dont_blame_nrpe=0 I had to remove the $ARG1$ and $ARG2$ from the define in command.cfg: define command{ command_name check_nrpe command_line $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $H...
by rogerjbos
Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:23 am
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Nagios unable to send email via sendmail
Replies: 4
Views: 3400

Re: Nagios unable to send email via sendmail

Thank you mcapra. You were correct about having to update /bin/mail to /usr/bin/mail.
by rogerjbos
Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:02 am
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Nagios unable to send email via sendmail
Replies: 4
Views: 3400

Re: Nagios unable to send email via sendmail

I found the problem. It was in commands.cfg. It was using /bin/mail and I had to change to /usr/bin/mail. Now it is working. Getting closer to having Nagios working...
by rogerjbos
Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:25 am
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Nagios unable to send email via sendmail
Replies: 4
Views: 3400

Nagios unable to send email via sendmail

All, I am using Nagios 4.4.2 on a Debian machine and I have sendmail configured as a gmail relay. I am able to send email via the CLI, but when I go click on "Send custom host notification" to have Nagios send an email, I don't get any email and I get these errors in the Event Log: Informa...
by rogerjbos
Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Using NRPE to monitor remote linux server -- IP address null
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

NRPE error host timeout & service(null)

Trying to configure NRPE to monitor a remote linux server, but I keep getting host timeout errors: netstat -nap | grep 5666 shows tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5666 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 201/nrpe tcp6 0 0 :::5666 :::* LISTEN 201/nrpe So it seems that my allow IP address is not being parsed correct, but the tail of the...
by rogerjbos
Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:00 pm
Forum: Open Source Nagios Projects
Topic: Using NRPE to monitor remote linux server -- IP address null
Replies: 3
Views: 2817

Using NRPE to monitor remote linux server -- IP address null

Fresh install of 4.4.2 with NRPE plugin to monitor a remote linux server which I called orangepione and all 5 checks show orange (unknown) because nagios is timing out after 30 seconds and I am trying to figure out why. Event log shows this: [10-21-2018 20:55:41] wproc: host=orangepione; service=(nu...