check_npre error

[kai8174]

I am receiving the following error on my nagios admin screen next to all of the server processes:

CHECK_NRPE:received 0 bytes for daemon. check the remote server logs for error messages.

first I could not find the server logs and I did some references to this error out on the internet and I made sure that NRPE is running and all the ip addresses are correct. I am not sure what to do regarding this error. please assist.

thanks

[slansing]

Did you make sure that allow_arguments is set to 1 in your remote nrpe.cfg? Are you sure the handlers are set up properly for the commands there as well?

[abrist]

I would also like to add the following document:
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... utions.pdf

[kai8174]

yes I checked the dont_blame_nrpe=1, setting, but I am not sure what you mean by "Are you sure the handlers are set up properly for the commands there as well",
can you tell me what I shoul be looking for.

[slansing]

Alrighty, so what is the check you are receiving that status on? Is it a standard process / memory / cpu check, etc? Or is it a custom check? It may be possible the command on the other end "remote NRPE" is not entered properly, thus can't return valid data.

[kai8174]

all processes:
disk usage
apache Webserver
CPU stats
load
memmort usage .....etc

[abrist]

How did you you install nrpe?
a. Agent download in XI wizard
b. Source
c. Distro Repo
d. Else?

[kai8174]

I installed this using the
linux-nrpe-agent.tar I ran the fullinstall command
nagios-plugins-1.4.16.tar I ran the ./confgure make and make install
nrpe-2.14.tar I ran make install


should I try uninstalling and re-installing??

[abrist]

You should only choose to do one of the following:
a. Install from the agent (./fullinstall) This includes nrpe and the plugins.
b. Install from source (nrpe and nagios-plugins)

should I try uninstalling and re-installing??

Either reinstall the box cleanly, or remove all of what you did and =just do one of the two above (I suggest a)

[kai8174]

thanks i'll try option A, thanks