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Hello. To get check_ncpa.py to work on RHEL8 I changed the Shebang-line from #!/usr/bin/env python to #!/usr/bin/env python3 Now I changed the first line of check_ncpa.py back to #!/usr/bin/env python , because I am now running on RHEL7 . And it works!!! Strange. Case can be closed. Thx for your help.

Hi, we are currently moving from NRPE to NCPA. When using check_ncpa.py I thing the output is a little ugly: ./check_ncpa.py -H <HOST> --token=<TOKEN> -M 'memory/virtual/used' -u G b"OK: Used was 61.98 GB | 'used'=61.98GB;;;" As you can see the output is prefixed with b' which is really an...

I was too blind to read properly: https://www.nagios.org/ncpa/help.php#configuration

For custom certificates you must give the location to the .crt and the .key file as a comma separated value.
Options: adhoc or <path to .crt>,<path to .key>

Solved! Thread can be closed!

Hello folks, Currently I am testing NCPA as a replacement for NRPE which is now deprecated since version 4.0.1 . I am trying to use a certificate by our own CA to avoid using the self-signed certfificate shippd with NCPA by default. In ncpa.cfg I changed this: certificate = var/ncpa.crt #certificate...

Hello Sebastian,
that's the answer I was hoping for.
I can confirm there is no performance impact on the system.
Topic can be closed.
Thank you.
C.I.

Hi folks, after updating Nagios Core from 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 I observe an increasing number of "defunct processes" (zombies?). 22331 ? Z 0:00 [check_nrpe] <defunct> 22332 ? Z 0:00 [check_ssh] <defunct> 22333 ? Z 0:00 [check_nrpe] <defunct> 22348 ? Z 0:00 [check_nrpe] <defunct> [and so on] Envi...

Thank you for this quick solution. I recompiled and now the number of comments remains unchanged.
Topic can be closed.
Have a nice day.
C.I.

Hi folks, a few days ago I updated to nagios 4.4.0 and today I installed version 4.4.1, but the problem (maybe a bug?) still remains. When a comment is added to a service (due to problem acknowledgement) the number of comments ist redoubling each time the nagios daemon is reloaded (this does not hap...