Check_log3.exe Windoes setup

[gdolidze]

On the Windows side, I've tested this using check_log3.exe instead of check_log3.pl. Check_log3.exe can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pma-oss ... s-plugins/

You will need to have NSClient running on your Windows Servers. You can download NSClient here: http://www.nsclient.org/download/

Once downloaded, you'll need to adjust nsclient.ini - I used the following configuration:


[/modules]
NSClientServer = 1
CheckSystem = 1
CheckDisk = 1
NRPEServer = 1

[/settings/NRPE/server]
use ssl = 1
payload length = 1024
allow nasty characters = false
allowed ciphers = ADH
ssl = 1
allow arguments = 1
insecure = 1

[/settings/external scripts/scripts]
check_log3 = scripts\check_log3.exe "-p somestring" "-l C:\testlog" "-c 1" --no-timeout


Then restart NSclient on the windows box with an administrative cmd prompt:
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net stop nscp
net start nscp


Once it's restarted, you can call the Windows machine in much the same way you'd call a linux box:
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[root@localhost ~]# /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H x.x.x.x -c check_log3
OK: Found 0 lines (limit=1/1): No matches found.|'lines'=0

I have tried this and get the error UNKNOWN: No handler for that command

[jolson]

What version of NSClient are you using? Do you have the password and allowed hosts in place?

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[/settings/default]
allowed hosts = 192.168.x.x/24
password = nsclient

[gdolidze]

the version is 2.15 and I have allowed host and passwords set up.

I have nagios setup for this server. I just wanna setup log monitoring now.

[jolson]

Under [modules], please add the following setting:

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CheckExternalScripts=enabled

After adding the above, restart NSClient and perform your testing once more.

[gdolidze]

Still same issue.

[jolson]

Let's run NSClient in test mode. On your Windows box, open an administrative command prompt and perform the following procedure:

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cd <NSClientDIR>

e.g. C:\Program Files\NSClient++

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net stop nscp
nscp test

While the test output is going, attempt to perform the check from your Nagios box. What error is produced, if any? Is there any startup error? Post the output here.

[gdolidze]

nscp command does not exist/work

Can you give me all the steps from the begging so I can make sure that I did not miss anything.

[lmiltchev]

nscp command does not exist/work

What is the version of the NSClient++ that you are running? If you are running an older version (i.e. 0.3.9), you may need to run:

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net stop nsclientpp
net start nsclientpp

or restart the NSClient++ service from the GUI.

FYI, I just tried the check and it worked just fine for me. I have it defined in the nsclient.ini file as such:

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check_log3 = scripts\check_log3.exe -l "c:\test.log" -p "failed"

[gdolidze]

what is the test log?

[jolson]

test.log can be any log on your system that you'd like to monitor.