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Is there any modules available for Nagios XI that will allow monitoring to check the content of a file? For instance if I had a file that contained a message with a timestamp in it, can Nagios XI parse the file and report the content? Could it report the amount of time that has passed since the file has been touched or written to, and can you customize the error level based on the amount of time that has passed since the last write?

I am currently using the Nagios XI trial version on a RHEL 6.9 vm

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What is the OS of the system, where the file is located - Windows, Linux, etc.?

You may be able to find a suitable plugin on the Nagios Exchange:

https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins

Have you already looked on the Exchange?

Hello, @DarenBrim23. I'd need a little bit more information to help you. Are you looking into monitoring files on a windows system or on a Linux? What is the extension of the monitored file that you want to parse?

lmiltchev wrote:What is the OS of the system, where the file is located - Windows, Linux, etc.?

You may be able to find a suitable plugin on the Nagios Exchange:

https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins

Have you already looked on the Exchange?

I have not checked Nagios Exchange, I am new to Nagios so there is a lot that I do not know. Also the file that I am monitoring is a log file on a RedHat OS

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npolovenko wrote:Hello, @DarenBrim23. I'd need a little bit more information to help you. Are you looking into monitoring files on a windows system or on a Linux? What is the extension of the monitored file that you want to parse?

Hi,

I am looking to monitor files on a Linux system, and it is a simple log file.

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check_logfiles should be able to accomplish what you are looking for
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/P ... es/details

scottwilkerson wrote:check_logfiles should be able to accomplish what you are looking for
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/P ... es/details

On the page for this plugin it states that it is compatible with Nagios 1.x, Nagios 2.x, and Nagios 3.x. Does this not include Nagios XI?

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DarenBrim23 wrote:

scottwilkerson wrote:check_logfiles should be able to accomplish what you are looking for
https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/P ... es/details

On the page for this plugin it states that it is compatible with Nagios 1.x, Nagios 2.x, and Nagios 3.x. Does this not include Nagios XI?

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They just haven't updated their listing, as this is just a plugin it is compatible with all versions of Nagios including Nagios XI.