How do i change the default timeout for check_nrpe -t 30

[lee.krause]

How/where do I change this?

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I have 1 check script that I want to have a longer timeout set for.

I would like to change this to 60 seconds.

[bolson]

Because the command being executed by Nagios XI is check_nrpe, rather than the service check itself, the timeout cannot be overridden on a per check basis. The timeout value has no bearing on how long the check will take, only on how long check_nrpe will wait for a return value before entering a failed state. For this reason, the recommendation would be to raise the timeout value for check_nrpe to -t 60

Hope this helps.

Thank you!

[lee.krause]

So here's my current check. I need the nrpe agent to run the check_db_state script.

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How do I need to set this up?

[bolson]

Is check_db_state a custom plugin of yours? If not, where did you find it? I don't see it on the Nagios Exchange.

[lee.krause]

It's a custom bash script.

[lmiltchev]

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So, in order to change the check_nrpe timeout from 30 to 60, you need to go to the Core Config Manager > Commands, type "check_nrpe" in the search bar, and hit "Enter". Find the "check_nrpe" command, click on "Edit". Change "30" to "60", click "Save", and apply configuration.

[lee.krause]

That was exactly what I needed. I copied the check_nrpe command to check_nrpe_60 and changed the timeout.

Worked just how I needed it to.

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[lmiltchev]

I am glad I could help!

I will be closing this topic now. If you have any more questions/issues, please start a new thread. Thanks!