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Hi there!

I'm testing check_logfiles plugin and I have some problems.

I've created a file under /tmp directory called jask.tmp that only has "error" word.

monitor@monitor:/usr/local/nagios/libexec$ cat /tmp/jask.log
error

When I execute this command:

monitor@monitor:/usr/local/nagios/libexec$ ./check_logfiles --logfile /tmp/jask.log --criticalpattern 'error' --tag jask

I get:

OK - no errors or warnings|jask_lines=0 jask_warnings=0 jask_criticals=0 jask_unknowns=0

So, I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Anybody can help me?

Thanks in advance!

The plugin will take into account how the file is the first time it sees it, then it will analyze new data inputted. If you add the word 'error' once again, on a new line, it should trigger as a critical -

rkennedy wrote:The plugin will take into account how the file is the first time it sees it, then it will analyze new data inputted. If you add the word 'error' once again, on a new line, it should trigger as a critical -

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[root@localhost plugins-scripts]# ./check_logfiles --logfile='/tmp/blah' --criticalpattern='error' --tag=perf
OK - no errors or warnings|perf_lines=0 perf_warnings=0 perf_criticals=0 perf_unknowns=0
[root@localhost plugins-scripts]# nano /tmp/blah
[root@localhost plugins-scripts]# ./check_logfiles --logfile='/tmp/blah' --criticalpattern='error' --tag=perf
CRITICAL - (1 errors in check_logfiles.protocol-2016-07-27-13-47-38) - error |perf_lines=1 perf_warnings=0 perf_criticals=1 perf_unknowns=0

Thanks a lot !!! It worked !!

Is it alright if we lock this thread and mark the issue as resolved?

mcapra wrote:Is it alright if we lock this thread and mark the issue as resolved?

Yes, please !

Thanks a lot