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There is alot that didn't work with the scripts.

I ran the nmap command and noticed the status was closed so I looked at the /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe which was blank. Guess the script didn't create that either.

So, I created it with these values:
# default: on
# description: NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor)
service nrpe
{
flags = REUSE
type = UNLISTED
port = 5666
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = nagios
group = nagios
server = /usr/sbin/nrpe
server_args = -c /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg --inetd
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
only_from = 10.1.0.181
}

But then also noticed I don't have a /usr/sbin/nrpe file nor anything in /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg. In fact I don't even have a check_nrpe in the /usr/local/nagios/libexec. I have a bunch of other stuff which looks like got installed with the scripts.

Here is where the nrpe agent should have installed the files.
The executable should be in /usr/local/nagios/bin and the nrpe.cfg file should be in /usr/local/nagios/etc

Check those folders and see if they are there, if they are there, update your /etc/xinetd.d/nrpe file to the following
Then restart the nrpe service

I had the nsca and nothing else listed under /usr/local/nagios/bin

I did have the nrpe.cfg under /usr/local/nagios/etc/

Is there an easy way to get nrpe until someone can fix this installer? Hopefully, sooner rather than later.

While installing the linux agent, did you follow this document?
What is the output of the following command? Can you post the "/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/install.log"?

grep nag /etc/group
nagcmd:!
nagios1001:nagios


I've already attached my install.log on the 1st page of this thread, post number 3 & 4. I can post again if you don't see the install.log attachment.

It looks like the nagcmd grpup didn't get created correctly, can you run this command to fix it?
It is unclear on why the nrpe agent didn't compile. Can you run this command and post the output?

-A is an invalid option using usermod and SUSE.
usermod --help
Usage: usermod ...
usermod - modify a user account

-c comment Set the GECOS field for the new account
-D binddn Use dn "binddn" to bind to the LDAP directory
-d homedir Home directory for the new user
-e expire Date on which the new account will be disabled
-f inactive Days after a password expires until account is disabled
-G group,... List of supplementary groups
-g gid Name/number of the users primary group
-l login Change login name.
-m Move home directory to the new path
-o Allow duplicate (non-unique) UID
-A group,... List of groups the user should be added to
-R group,... List of groups the user should be removed from
-P path Search passwd, shadow and group file in "path"
-p password Encrypted password as returned by crypt(3)
-s shell Name of the user's login shell
-u uid Change the userid to the given number
--service srv Use nameservice 'srv'
-L Locks the password entry for "user"
-U Try to unlock the password entry for "user"
--help Give this help list
--usage Give a short usage message
-v, --version Print program version
Valid services are: files, ldap


/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/:
total 436
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 .svn
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 947 Dec 11 10:14 install
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 mods
drwxrwxr-x 8 root root 4096 Jan 2 11:29 nrpe-2.15
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 419695 Dec 1 15:12 nrpe-2.15.tar.gz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 532 Dec 1 15:14 post-install

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn:
total 24
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 573 Dec 11 10:14 all-wcprops
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 733 Dec 11 10:14 entries
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 text-base
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 tmp

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/prop-base:
total 12
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 30 Dec 11 10:14 install.svn-base
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 53 Dec 1 15:12 nrpe-2.15.tar.gz.svn-base
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 30 Dec 1 15:14 post-install.svn-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/text-base:
total 424
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 947 Dec 11 10:14 install.svn-base
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 419695 Dec 1 15:12 nrpe-2.15.tar.gz.svn-base
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 532 Dec 1 15:14 post-install.svn-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/tmp:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 text-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/tmp/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/tmp/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/.svn/tmp/text-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 .svn
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 cfg

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn:
total 24
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 129 Dec 1 15:14 all-wcprops
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 257 Dec 11 10:14 entries
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 text-base
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 tmp

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/text-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/tmp:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 text-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/tmp/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/tmp/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/.svn/tmp/text-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 .svn
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:14 nrpe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7217 Dec 1 15:12 nrpe.cfg

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn:
total 24
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 282 Dec 1 15:14 all-wcprops
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 408 Dec 11 10:14 entries
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 text-base
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 tmp

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/text-base:
total 8
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 7217 Dec 1 15:12 nrpe.cfg.svn-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/tmp:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 text-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/tmp/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/tmp/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/.svn/tmp/text-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 .svn
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 687 Dec 1 15:12 asterisk.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1309 Dec 1 15:14 common.cfg

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn:
total 24
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 462 Dec 1 15:14 all-wcprops
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 553 Dec 11 10:14 entries
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:14 text-base
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 11 10:14 tmp

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/text-base:
total 8
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 687 Dec 1 15:12 asterisk.cfg.svn-base
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 1309 Dec 1 15:14 common.cfg.svn-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/tmp:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 prop-base
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:12 props
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 1 15:14 text-base

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/tmp/prop-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/tmp/props:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/mods/cfg/nrpe/.svn/tmp/text-base:
total 0

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15:
total 472
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 9966 Sep 6 2013 Changelog
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 441 Sep 6 2013 LEGAL
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2056 Sep 6 2013 Makefile.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 7056 Sep 6 2013 README
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1172 Sep 6 2013 README.SSL
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 669 Sep 6 2013 README.Solaris
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3564 Sep 6 2013 SECURITY
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 43882 Sep 6 2013 config.guess
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44736 Jan 2 11:29 config.log
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 32304 Sep 6 2013 config.sub
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 226894 Sep 6 2013 configure
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 14163 Sep 6 2013 configure.in
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 contrib
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 docs
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 include
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1012 Sep 6 2013 init-script.debian.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1171 Sep 6 2013 init-script.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2192 Sep 6 2013 init-script.suse.in
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 5585 Sep 6 2013 install-sh
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 7188 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.spec
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 7264 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.spec.in
drwxrwxr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 package
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 sample-config
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 src
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1705 Sep 6 2013 subst.in
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 2937 Sep 6 2013 update-version

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/contrib:
total 8
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1789 Sep 6 2013 README.nrpe_check_control
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3351 Sep 6 2013 nrpe_check_control.c

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/docs:
total 320
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 104985 Sep 6 2013 NRPE.odt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 212023 Sep 6 2013 NRPE.pdf

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/include:
total 28
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1920 Sep 6 2013 acl.h
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2786 Sep 6 2013 common.h
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 4818 Sep 6 2013 config.h.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 732 Sep 6 2013 dh.h
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2203 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.h
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1742 Sep 6 2013 utils.h

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/package:
total 4
drwxrwxr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 solaris

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/package/solaris:
total 8
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3085 Sep 6 2013 Makefile.in
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 2013 pkg

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/package/solaris/pkg:
total 24
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1620 Sep 6 2013 i.config
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 419 Sep 6 2013 nrpe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3006 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 224 Sep 6 2013 postinstall
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 813 Sep 6 2013 preinstall
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 835 Sep 6 2013 r.config

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/sample-config:
total 12
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 7897 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.cfg.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 458 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.xinetd.in

/tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/subcomponents/nrpe/nrpe-2.15/src:
total 148
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1778 Sep 6 2013 Makefile.in
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 17573 Sep 6 2013 acl.c
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 12772 Sep 6 2013 check_nrpe.c
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 53893 Sep 6 2013 nrpe.c
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 34417 Sep 6 2013 snprintf.c
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 10109 Sep 6 2013 utils.c

Sorry, I typo-ed the command

Try this from /tmp/linux-nrpe-agent/ folder
If these work, run the following to install the nrpe agent

./fullinstall

If it fails, post back the upgrade.log

This looks promising -
Nagios Linux Agent Installation Log
===================================
DATE: Mon Jan 5 15:58:13 EST 2015

DISTRO INFO:
SUSELinux

x86_64

Repos already configured - exiting.
Prereqs already installed - skipping...
Users/groups already configured - skipping.
/etc/services already updated - skipping.
Firewall rules already configured - skipping.
Subcomponents already configured - skipping.

Install complete!


However, I still have (Return code of 255 is out of bounds) on all my checks but ping.

First lets restart the xinetd daemon on the Suse server. Run this command on the Suse server. Try running this test from your NagiosXI server from a shell.
It should return "NRPE v2.15" if everything is running.

If it fails, run these commands from the Suse server and post back the output.