Re: [Nagios-devel] NSCA 2.9? 4k plugin output limit,
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:23 pm
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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Mike Lindsey wrote:
> I submitted an earlier version of this patch awhile ago, to no response, so
> here's an updated version that fixes a buffer overflow bug and a lockfile
> race condition.
>
> Apply patches against a clean 2.7.2 source. Allows 4096 character long
> plugin output, and allows direct submission to the checkresult directory,
> skipping the command pipe.
>
> Add the following (or similar) to nsca.cfg, it'll failback to command pipe
> if there's a write error:
> check_result_path=/usr/local/**nagios/var/spool/checkresults
>
> I've not done any extensive performance testing, though my cursory tests
> showed decent performance improvements (I also have my checkresults
> directory on ramdisk).
>
> Hopefully other people find this useful. I'm not sure what else you would
> want and need in NSCA to make it a "3.0" release, but making it compatible
> with some of the other improvements in Nagios 3+ seems like a nice start?
> I've got an altered copy of send_nsca_cached I've updated to work with
> multiline nsca, if anyone wants it.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --
> Mike Lindsey
>
I suspect there is enough interest in the send_nsca_cached code that it
would be worth posting to the list at least.
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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Mike Lindsey=
<mike-nagi=
[email protected]> wrote:
I submitted an earlier version of this patch awhile ago, to no response, so=
here's an updated version that fixes a buffer overflow bug and a lockf=
ile race condition.
Apply patches against a clean 2.7.2 source. =A0Allows 4096 character long p=
lugin output, and allows direct submission to the checkresult directory, sk=
ipping the command pipe.
Add the following (or similar) to nsca.cfg, it'll failback to command p=
ipe if there's a write error:
check_result_path=3D/usr/local/nagios/var/spool/checkresults
I've not done any extensive performance testing, though my cursory test=
s showed decent performance improvements (I also have my checkresults direc=
tory on ramdisk).
Hopefully other people find this useful. =A0I'm not sure what else you =
would want and need in NSCA to make it a "3.0" release, but makin=
g it compatible with some of the other improvements in Nagios 3+ seems like=
a nice start? =A0I've got an altered copy of send_nsca_cached I've=
updated to work with multiline nsca, if anyone wants it.
Enjoy!
--
Mike Lindsey
I suspect there is enough interest in the send=
_nsca_cached code that it would be worth posting to the list at least. =
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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Mike Lindsey wrote:
> I submitted an earlier version of this patch awhile ago, to no response, so
> here's an updated version that fixes a buffer overflow bug and a lockfile
> race condition.
>
> Apply patches against a clean 2.7.2 source. Allows 4096 character long
> plugin output, and allows direct submission to the checkresult directory,
> skipping the command pipe.
>
> Add the following (or similar) to nsca.cfg, it'll failback to command pipe
> if there's a write error:
> check_result_path=/usr/local/**nagios/var/spool/checkresults
>
> I've not done any extensive performance testing, though my cursory tests
> showed decent performance improvements (I also have my checkresults
> directory on ramdisk).
>
> Hopefully other people find this useful. I'm not sure what else you would
> want and need in NSCA to make it a "3.0" release, but making it compatible
> with some of the other improvements in Nagios 3+ seems like a nice start?
> I've got an altered copy of send_nsca_cached I've updated to work with
> multiline nsca, if anyone wants it.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --
> Mike Lindsey
>
I suspect there is enough interest in the send_nsca_cached code that it
would be worth posting to the list at least.
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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Mike Lindsey=
<mike-nagi=
[email protected]> wrote:
I submitted an earlier version of this patch awhile ago, to no response, so=
here's an updated version that fixes a buffer overflow bug and a lockf=
ile race condition.
Apply patches against a clean 2.7.2 source. =A0Allows 4096 character long p=
lugin output, and allows direct submission to the checkresult directory, sk=
ipping the command pipe.
Add the following (or similar) to nsca.cfg, it'll failback to command p=
ipe if there's a write error:
check_result_path=3D/usr/local/nagios/var/spool/checkresults
I've not done any extensive performance testing, though my cursory test=
s showed decent performance improvements (I also have my checkresults direc=
tory on ramdisk).
Hopefully other people find this useful. =A0I'm not sure what else you =
would want and need in NSCA to make it a "3.0" release, but makin=
g it compatible with some of the other improvements in Nagios 3+ seems like=
a nice start? =A0I've got an altered copy of send_nsca_cached I've=
updated to work with multiline nsca, if anyone wants it.
Enjoy!
--
Mike Lindsey
I suspect there is enough interest in the send=
_nsca_cached code that it would be worth posting to the list at least. =
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