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Isn't check_logfile a local check on server? What about another host/client?

Hi,

Is there any plugin/command for searching a logfile for a specific pattern?

I have a log file on a server, I would like to monitor this log file if there are any lines in this file containing a string like "error" .

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Well.. I managed to download the NRPE package from nagios and installed it, edited nrpe.cfg and added my monitoring server IP to allowed hosts, restarted the nrpe service and it worked. Don't know if this is the right method?

Hi (again), I have managed to learn nagios and have tested the monitoring of a few Windows servers. Now I have a Linux machine I want to try to monitor. On Windows machines, I have a small client software - Do Linux also need some form of client software? I've tried disk check via nrpe to host but I...

Doesn't work. Had to add "-D [email protected]" in the command and it now works.

Hi, I have added a host using the Host wizard and selected ESXi, username and password. When I run CPU Usage check, I get error message: CHECK_VMWARE_API UNKNOWN - Error: Can not complete login due to an incorrect username or password. On my ESX 6 environment, I have added a local account: monitorin...

hsmith wrote:Glad to hear it you got it in our off hours! Would you like me to close this topic?

Thank you!
I don't know - does it mean no one can borrow this thread and comment if they have similar problems?

Finally I got it to work!

Tried another computer and it works!! Updated the client on the machine the command didn't work on and now it works!
Seems like an outdated version!


Thank you for all help!

Well... after some adjustments in .ini files and enabled: port=5666 allow_arguments=1 allow_nasty_meta_chars=1 use_ssl=1 I got: check_nrpe -H 192.168.1.11 -t 30 -c checkfiles -a path='C:\\logs\\' pattern='test.log' 'filter=written < -10m' MaxCrit=1 Result code: 3 UNKNOWN: No handler for that command

Well.. When typing the whole thing again it works.. kind of.. check_nrpe -H 192.168.1.11 -t 30 -c CheckFiles -a path='C:\\logs\\' pattern='test.log' 'filter=written < -10m' MaxCrit=1 Result code: 0 CheckFile ok|'found files'=0;0;1 If I don't edit the log file in 10 min it still says OK, if i set 1 m...