what is right format to check windows service with special?

[relateqld]

use check_xi_service_nsclient command to check the status of windows service, but get problem with service name contains special character like $, (, space and so on.
For example, "sophos management service" contains 2 space in the name, had tried sophos management service and "sophos management service", both return
could not fetch information from server


So what is right format for such service name?

[scottwilkerson]

This looks correct. Although you may need to use single quotes

What version of NSClient are you running?

[relateqld]

I am using newest version of nsclient++, 0.4.1.66.

[slansing]

Hi relateqld,

Have you tried pushing the check through as scott suggested? With single quotes?

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'string with strange characters inside'

[relateqld]

Test check command results:


COMMAND: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l 'Sophos Management Service' -d SHOWALL
OUTPUT: could not fetch information from server

COMMAND: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l \`Sophos Management Service\` -d SHOWALL
OUTPUT: could not fetch information from server

COMMAND: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l 'Sophos Management Service' -d SHOWALL
OUTPUT: could not fetch information from server

[relateqld]

My bad, single quote did work for space, there is something wrong with nsclient in that server.

Can you also tell me how to escape from other special character like $?

see below:
COMMAND: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l 'MSSQL\$SOPHOS' -d SHOWALL
OUTPUT: MSSQL\$SOPHOS: Error

When the service name contains $, nagios will auto add \ in front of $, how to escape?

[scottwilkerson]

lets try

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/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l 'sophos management service' -d SHOWALL 

I remember hearing about a bug in the new version of nsclient++ where services and processes need to be in all lower case...

[relateqld]

Hi scottwikerson:
single quote works for space, so lower case or upper case doesn't matter.

Now I am trying to find a way to esacpe $, do you know how?

[scottwilkerson]

http://support.nagios.com/wiki/index.ph ... ck_Command

[relateqld]

I tried that before, not working with nagios xi

check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l MSSQL\\$$INSTANCE

COMMAND: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nt -H raqsav1 -s "xxxx" -p 12489 -v SERVICESTATE -l MSSQL\\\\\$\$SOPHOS -d SHOWALL
OUTPUT: MSSQL\\$$SOPHOS: Error