Command Path with date variable

[IT_TECHGENE]

Hello to everybody

I want to check some logfiles on a remote Windows Server using check_nt.
To perform this check I use the following command:
./check_nt -H $HOSTNAME$ -p 12489 -v FILEAGE -l C:/stocksystem/Arcotronics/dirlog/01_PC-HOST10052012.log

The check works fine, but my problem is that the logfile 01_PC-HOST10052012.log will change everyday the date:
today: 01_PC-HOST10052012.log
tomorrow: 01_PC-HOST11052012.log

So in the command path I have to set a Variable like:
$USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 12489 -v FILEAGE -l C:/stocksystem/Arcotronics/dirlog/01_PC-HOST$DATE$.log -w 900-c 1800

The variable $DATE$ I define in resource.cfg like:
$DATE$=date '+%d%m%y' = ex: 10052012

The problem is that it wont work, somebody knows how I can realize a check command with a variable that I can check every day the new logfile?

Thanks

[mguthrie]

You might have to wrap your date command in backticks. If that doesn't work, also try wrapping the full directory path in double quotes in addition to the backticks.

[IT_TECHGENE]

Yes now I made a script in libexec:

check_nt_fileage_wrapper.sh

content:
#!/bin/bash

DATE=`date +%d%m%Y`
FILENAME=$DATE.log
CMD="/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H 192.168.0.44 -p 12489 -v FILEAGE -l "C:/stocksystem/01_HOST-PC""
$CMD$FILENAME

Then I made the command:
define command {
command_name check-Stocksystem-Arcotronics-HOST-PC
command_line $USER1$/check_nt_fileage_wrapper.sh -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}

And the service:

define service {
host_name srvlogpro2.fercam.msft
service_description Check Arcotronics HOST-PC
use generic-service
check_command check-Stocksystem-Arcotronics-HOST-PC!15!30!!!!!!
max_check_attempts 5
check_interval 5
retry_interval 1
notification_interval 60
contacts nagiosadmin
contact_groups admins
register 1
}

Now it works , thanks

[agriffin]

Glad you got things figured out!