CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL CRITICAL - Error: Cannot complete login

[rohithroki]

Hello Team,

we are unable to monitor the esxi hosts via Nagios, getting the below error.

CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL CRITICAL - Error: Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

ESXi host version : 6.5.0

we have created the username called nagiosuser and password to monitor the esxi hosts. It's working fine on esxi 5.5 version.

Note: vsphere client deprecated with the latest version of esxi 6.5 .

Please help to fix the issue .

Regards,
Simbu

[cdienger]

What version of the plugin is this? The latest(0.7.1) can be found at https://github.com/op5/check_vmware_api and I would try testing with this version if you're not already using it.

[rohithroki]

Hi cidenger,

Thanks for the reply.

I have updated the latest API plugin of vmware as per the given link.

The plugin is working fine of ESXi 5.5 host.

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[root@INFSGDCNAGIOS06 libexec]# ./check_vmware_api.pl -H <IPADDRESS> -u nagiosuser -p U2FsdGVkX1/6fICGCOTr9LEOrtKAZfGc -l mem
CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL OK - mem usage=1680.39 MB (5.13%), overhead=331.00 MB, swapped=0.00 MB, memctl=0.00 MB | mem_usagemb=1680.39MB;; mem_usage=5.13%;; mem_overhead=331.00MB;; mem_swap=0.00MB;; mem_memctl=0.00MB;;

The same plugin is not working on ESXi 6.5 host.

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[root@INFSGDCNAGIOS06 libexec]# ./check_vmware_api.pl -H <IPADDRESS> -u nagiosuser -p password1! -l mem 
CHECK_VMWARE_API.PL CRITICAL - Error: Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

Please help me to fix the issue .

Regards,
Simbu

[npolovenko]

@rohithroki, Why do you an <<!>> sign after the password? Are you using any special characters in the password for the ESX6 host?

[npolovenko]

@rohithroki, Why do you an <<!>> sign after the password? Are you using any special characters in the password for the ESX6 host?