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Re: BOX293 Plugin ssh error

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:36 am
by Box293
I have replied to your support ticket.

Please do not create forums posts and support tickets for the same issue.

Re: BOX293 Plugin ssh error

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:10 am
by sannatar
Box293 wrote:
sannatar wrote:--------------------Entering vma server
[nagios@xxxxx var]$ ssh vi-admin@xxxxx
Welcome to vSphere Management Assistant
Last login: Wed Mar 16 15:20:56 CET 2016 from xxxxx.com on ssh
Last failed login: Wed Mar 16 15:27:11 CET 2016 from xxxxx.com on ssh:notty
There were 2 failed login attempts since the last successful login.
Last login: Wed Mar 16 15:28:17 2016 from s930l3092.rwe.com
vi-admin@xxxxx:~> ./box293_check_vmware.pl --server xxxxx --check vCenter_Name_Version
Enter username: readonly
OK: VMware vCenter Server 5.5.0 build-2001466
See here how it is prompting you for as username, this is the cause of the issue.

Page 27 of the manual explains what is going on and how to fix it.