nagios plugin check_procs coult not see xntpd

[al25]

Hi there,

I got issue with a plugin "check_procs" could not see xntpd process :

$ ps -ef | grep xntpd
root 1234506 1 0 05 Mar - 0:16 /usr/sbin/xntpd
$ ps -ef | grep nsrexecd
root 8334512 1 0 19 Feb - 0:30 /bin/nsrexecd

Using check_procs binary command I run as follow,

$ /opt/freeware/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs -C xntpd -a '' -w 1:1
PROCS WARNING: 0 processes with command name 'xntpd', args '' | procs=0;1:1;;0;

$ /opt/freeware/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs -C nsrexecd -a '' -w 1:1
PROCS OK: 1 processes with command name 'nsrexecd', args '' | procs=1;1:1;;0;

as comparison when I run the same command to see other process such as 'nsrexecd' the plugins can detect it correctly.

This is occurred on AIX v7.3, I tested on AIX v7.2 result looks okay and not seeing any issue!.

(just added) The version of plugin is v2.1.1
$ /opt/freeware/lib/nagios/plugins/check_procs --version
check_procs v2.1.1 (nagios-plugins 2.1.1)

Any thoughts ?

[jmichaelson]

Is AIX 7.3 possibly more stringent with permissions? Can you run the ps commands if you su to the nagios user?

[al25]

Both xntpd and nsrexecd process own by root user
If its is permission issue why the plugins return okay for nsrexecd process while it missed to identify xntpd process

[jmichaelson]

OK I do see that now. as a test are you able to get the check to work with other processes? Just wondering since one works and one doesn't; I'd like to know if there are other daemons running that can or can't be checked.

[al25]

nsrexecd is the other process

is there a log file to give detail on what Nagios alerting activities ?

- AL -