Box293: The vMA host NOT in the known_hosts file.

[dlukinski]

Hello Nagios Support

Still having troubles with every new installation of Box293 VMWARE plugin (documentation not updated by the author)

Tried following https://support.nagios.com/forum/viewto ... 16&t=30914
to fix this one:

New vMA addition by following box293 manual:

The vMA host 10.x.x.x is NOT in the known_hosts file.
Please refer to the box293_check_vmware manual on how to configure this Nagios host to communicate with the vMA host.

But no luck.
Apache user keeps asking about unknown host when ssh.
We run 3 more vMA servers (works for now) / have to reinstall 1 of them too later on: expect same never-ending troubles with box293 ssh connectivity

[tgriep]

Every time you add a new vMA server that you are running the plugin on, you need to add that entry to the following file
/var/www/.ssh/known_hosts
Have you done that?

When you are logged in to the Nagios server using the nagios user account, can you connect to all of the vMA servers using ssh without using a password?

[dlukinski]

Every time you add a new vMA server that you are running the plugin on, you need to add that entry to the following file
/var/www/.ssh/known_hosts
Have you done that?

When you are logged in to the Nagios server using the nagios user account, can you connect to all of the vMA servers using ssh without using a password?

All including new vMA server.

[tgriep]

Can you provide more details on what you mean by "All including new vMA server."?

[dlukinski]

Can you provide more details on what you mean by "All including new vMA server."?

I could SSH to all vMA hosts from su nagios.

This includes new vMA I am having problems with (Nagios Apache cannot SSH to?)

The vMA host 10.102.76.52 is NOT in the known_hosts file.
Please refer to the box293_check_vmware manual on how to configure this Nagios host to communicate with the vMA host.

[scottwilkerson]

I think you need to follow the Transfer certificates to the vMA on page 10 of:
https://exchange.nagios.org/components/ ... 0&cf_id=29

[dlukinski]

I think you need to follow the Transfer certificates to the vMA on page 10 of:
https://exchange.nagios.org/components/ ... 0&cf_id=29

I've transferred certificates before creating this post. No luck

[tgriep]

Copy the entry for the new vMA server from this file

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/home/nagios/.ssh/known_hosts

and put it in this file

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/var/www/.ssh/known_hosts

Does that fix the issue?

[dlukinski]

Copy the entry for the new vMA server from this file

Code: Select all

/home/nagios/.ssh/known_hosts

and put it in this file

Code: Select all

/var/www/.ssh/known_hosts

Does that fix the issue?

Worked! Keep forgetting (And outdated manual adds to the confusion)

THANK YOU

[tgriep]

Your welcome! That is good to hear that it is working for you. I'll close this post as well as the ticket for you.