service check time outs

[paul.jobb]

is there any way to change the default status code returned from a service check timeout from critical to unknown instead?

I am checking log files on a number of solaris servers using the check_by-ssh plugin and when the check times out it sends an alert to our support teams which I would rather not have happen, since I am checking log files using the max check attempts/retry interval isn't really available to me.

[slansing]

This would have to be changed in the plugin script itself since the exit codes the plugin sends are responsible for state changes in Nagios. A look into the development guidelines in the return codes section will help you identify which you would need to change and what to change them to:

http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/devel ... lines.html

[lmiltchev]

You can try using the "negate" plugin with "--critical=UNKNOWN". You can view the usage by running:

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/usr/local/nagios/libexec/negate -h

You can also review this document:

http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... Plugin.pdf