Use of a local tool with Nagios

[nagios_aws]

Hello everyone,

Here is my problem:

I want to use a tool in a plugin that I would develop, the thing is that this tool connect to a server and monitor processes' status.

I use it like this:

mytool port@FQDN

this provide me some informations that I will format to the Nagios format.

but the thing is : Can i run a script that is on Nagios server, not on a Nagios client ?

Thank you

[eloyd]

I do not know exactly what you are asking, but yes, you can run things locally on the Nagios server just as easily (maybe even easier) than running them on a remote host.

You can also use NCPA, NRDP, NRPE, SSH, and all the other "remote" agents to probe your localhost just as you would a remote host, so you can access everything in the same way.

[rkennedy]

Thanks @eloyd!

As long as your script can pull the information it needs, then this will work without an issue.

[nagios_aws]

Well, thank you @eloyd !

So, As long as I use "localhost" to be the "remote" host, everything should be fine ?

[eloyd]

Generally speaking, yes. The other thing is to make sure that whatever script you are testing is able to be run by the nagios user on the Nagios server. If you are expecting to have elevated root access, you need to include su or sudo commands within your script, and update /etc/sudoers accordingly.

[mcapra]

So, As long as I use "localhost" to be the "remote" host, everything should be fine ?

For most plugins, this is true. Refer to the post @eloyd made above mine for permissions concerns.

[nagios_aws]

Okay, thank you for your answers, i'll close this thread

[mcapra]

Closing this up!