Monitor a linux file using nagios core

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Srinija544
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Monitor a linux file using nagios core

Post by Srinija544 »

Hi,

Any one please help me on how can we monitor a file in a directory of a linux server using nagios core.

Thanks and Regards,
Srinija.
benjaminsmith
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Re: Monitor a linux file using nagios core

Post by benjaminsmith »

Hi @Srinija544,

Take a look the page below on our knowledge-base. There are a number of examples for monitoring file and folders with Nagios, and let me know if you have any specific questions.

File And Folder Checks
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Srinija544
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Re: Monitor a linux file using nagios core

Post by Srinija544 »

We are using Linux server of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.10 (Santiago).
I am unable to find any specific plugin used to monitor a pattern in a file of linux server in KB's. Please help on this. :(
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Re: Monitor a linux file using nagios core

Post by benjaminsmith »

Hi,

There are thousands of plugins on the Nagios Exchange. Have you looked on the exchange for a plugin that meets your requirements?

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