Convert nrpe xinetd startup to a daemon nrpe

[bcoleman310]

Is it possible to convert an existing installation of nrpe agent that uses xinetd for restart to be converted to a daemon that uses service nrpe restart/stop/start. This is for Redhat 6 and 7

Thanks,
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[mbellerue]

Hello,

Does this accomplish what you're looking to do? I was able to copy this into a CentOS 7 box, at /etc/init.d, chmod +x the script, and then do /etc/init.d/nrpe start/stop/status.
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/P ... pt/details

[ssax]

Yes, certainly possible.

Remove or disable this file:
- Before you delete note ALL of the values

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/etc/xinetd.d/nrpe

You MAY need to remove the 5666/nrpe from /etc/services as well.

Then:

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service xinetd restart

Create an init script to manage it:

This is the process I use:

EL6 and technically works on EL7

To create an NRPE init (sysv) script:

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wget https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
cd nrpe-master
./configure --with-init-type=sysv
make install-init

EL7

For the systemd unit file:

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wget https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
cd nrpe-master
./configure --with-init-type=systemd
make install-init

Let us know if you have any questions or if we can clarify anything for you.

To be super precise you should match your version of NRPE (the commands I use just do the latest master version, update yours accordingly but as long as the binary and config locations match, they should still work).

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https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe/archive/nrpe-2-15.zip