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Nagios newbie here, first posting please be gentle if I am asking soemthing a bit simple!

Loaded Nagios XI 5.4.12 so it's the latest version.

I loaded the linked client which happens to be v0.4.4 on a server here, and setup the config wizard, and it all works fine - the default monitors show up green. I then unloaded that client, rebooted, then loaded the latest v0.5.2 client. I chose exactly the same parameters as previously - same password, same tick boxes, and same Allowed hosts. Now only the ping works - everything else red.

To make sure I'm not being really dumb I uninstalled 052 and rebooted, then installed 044 again. All green. Rebooted, all green. Uninstalled, rebooted, installed 052 again, rebooted again to be sure, all red. The server is on a LAN so it's not an external firewall. C:\Program Files\NSClient++\nscp.exe is in the windows firewall OK.

Is this just a case of "don't use the latest client as it's not compatible with XI"?

many thanks

@robatwork, We don't officially support NSCLient 5.x yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible. Can you make sure that nsclient.ini file didn't get overridden when you upgraded the agent?

npolovenko wrote:@robatwork, We don't officially support NSCLient 5.x yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible. Can you make sure that nsclient.ini file didn't get overridden when you upgraded the agent?

Ah I will stick with the 044 client in that case - it works and I will upgrade once it gains support, thanks
Rob

@robatwork, Sounds good! May I lock this thread for you?

Hi - could you give it a couple of days just in case someone wants to contribute and then lock it?
tnx

robatwork wrote:it works and I will upgrade once it gains support

Since we don't control the development of NSClient, we are pushing people toward NCPA (https://www.nagios.org/ncpa/#downloads). I am definitely NOT saying we will never support nsclient .5, but currently QAing it is not a priority for us.