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Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Server

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:47 am
by nareshabburi
Hi,
I'm very new to Nagios Core and had installed Nagios on my linux machine and trying to Monitor a windows machine by installing NSClient++ on that machine but my status is showing host is up but for all other servies data couldn't received from server.
what could be the possible error for this.
In the log it is showing connection to the server is actively refused.
Any help..?


Thanks,
Naresh

Re: Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Se

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:05 am
by GaWd
Seems like you need to make sure that your firewall isn't blocking connections, SELinux isn't on, IPTables disabled or configured, Etc.

Re: Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Se

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:18 pm
by agriffin
Like GaWd said, make sure there are no network or firewall issues getting in the way. Windows Firewall is the big one that comes to mind. Make sure you can get through port 12489.

Re: Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Se

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:23 am
by nareshabburi
Thanks for your reply,

I've given the port as 12489 only. meanwhile can you refer to my NSC.ini file and let me know whether I did any mistakes..?
I had installed nagios on 10.200.15.29
accessing from 10.200.51.159
installed NSClient on 10.200.51.159

Plz Help.

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[modules]
;NRPEListener.dll
;NSClientListener.dll
;NSCAAgent.dll
;CheckWMI.dll
;FileLogger.dll
;CheckSystem.dll
;CheckDisk.dll
;;CheckEventLog.dll
;CheckHelpers.dll
;# NSCLIENT++ MODULES
;# A list with DLLs to load at startup.
;  You will need to enable some of these for NSClient++ to work.
; ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
; *                                                               *
; * N O T I C E ! ! ! - Y O U   H A V E   T O   E D I T   T H I S *
; *                                                               *
; ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
FileLogger.dll
CheckSystem.dll
CheckDisk.dll
NSClientListener.dll
NRPEListener.dll
SysTray.dll
CheckEventLog.dll
CheckHelpers.dll
;CheckWMI.dll
CheckNSCP.dll
;
; Script to check external scripts and/or internal aliases.
CheckExternalScripts.dll
;
; NSCA Agent if you enable this NSClient++ will talk to NSCA hosts repeatedly (so dont enable unless you want to use NSCA)
;NSCAAgent.dll
;
; LUA script module used to write your own "check deamon".
LUAScript.dll
;
; RemoteConfiguration IS AN EXTREM EARLY IDEA SO DONT USE FOR PRODUCTION ENVIROMNEMTS!
;RemoteConfiguration.dll
; Check other hosts through NRPE extreme beta and probably a bit dangerous! :)
NRPEClient.dll
; Extreamly early beta of a task-schedule checker
CheckTaskSched.dll

[crash]
; Archive crash dump files if a crash is detected
archive=1

; Submit crash reports to a crash report server (this overrrides archive)
submit=0

; Restart service if a crash is detected
restart=1

[Settings]
;# OBFUSCATED PASSWORD
;  This is the same as the password option but here you can store the password in an obfuscated manner.
;  *NOTICE* obfuscation is *NOT* the same as encryption, someone with access to this file can still figure out the 
;  password. Its just a bit harder to do it at first glance.
;obfuscated_password=Jw0KAUUdXlAAUwASDAAB
obfuscated_password=
;
;# PASSWORD
;  This is the password (-s) that is required to access NSClient remotely. If you leave this blank everyone will be able to access the daemon remotly.
;password=secret-password
password=
;
;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES
;  This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to the all daemons.
;  If leave this blank anyone can access the deamon remotly (NSClient still requires a valid password).
;  The syntax is host or ip/mask so 192.168.0.0/24 will allow anyone on that subnet access
allowed_hosts=127.0.0.1/32
;
;# USE THIS FILE
;  Use the INI file as opposed to the registry if this is 0 and the use_reg in the registry is set to 1 
;  the registry will be used instead.
use_file=1
allowed_hosts=10.200.15.29,10.200.51.159,127.0.0.1
;
; # USE SHARED MEMORY CHANNELS
;  This is the "new" way for using the system tray based on an IPC framework on top shared memmory channels and events.
;  It is brand new and (probably has bugs) so dont enable this unless for testing!
;  If set to 1 shared channels will be created and system tray icons created and such and such...
shared_session=0


[log]
;# LOG DEBUG
;  Set to 1 if you want debug message printed in the log file (debug messages are always printed to stdout when run with -test)
;debug=1
;
;# LOG FILE
;  The file to print log statements to
file=nsclient.log
;
;# LOG DATE MASK
;  The format to for the date/time part of the log entry written to file.
date_mask=%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
;
;# LOG ROOT FOLDER
;  The root folder to use for logging.
;  exe = the folder where the executable is located
;  local-app-data = local application data (probably a better choice then the old default)
root_folder=exe


[NSClient]
;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES
;  This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to NSClient deamon.
;  If you leave this blank the global version will be used instead.
;allowed_hosts=
;
;# NSCLIENT PORT NUMBER
;  This is the port the NSClientListener.dll will listen to.
;port=12489
;
;# BIND TO ADDRESS
;  Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.
;  Leaving this blank will bind to all avalible IP adresses.
;bind_to_address=
;
;# SOCKET TIMEOUT
;  Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.
socket_timeout=30

[NRPE]
;# NRPE PORT NUMBER
;  This is the port the NRPEListener.dll will listen to.
;port=5667
;
;# COMMAND TIMEOUT
;  This specifies the maximum number of seconds that the NRPE daemon will allow plug-ins to finish executing before killing them off.
;command_timeout=60
;
;# COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING
;  This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.
;allow_arguments=0
;
;# COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS
;  This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><'"\[]{}) characters in arguments.
;allow_nasty_meta_chars=0
;
;# USE SSL SOCKET
;  This option controls if SSL should be used on the socket.
;use_ssl=1
;
;# BIND TO ADDRESS
;  Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.
;  Leaving this blank will bind to all avalible IP adresses.
; bind_to_address=
;
;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES
;  This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to NRPE deamon.
;  If you leave this blank the global version will be used instead.
;allowed_hosts=
;
;# SCRIPT DIRECTORY
;  All files in this directory will become check commands.
;  *WARNING* This is undoubtedly dangerous so use with care!
;script_dir=scripts\
;
;# SOCKET TIMEOUT
;  Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.
;socket_timeout=30

[Check System]
;# CPU BUFFER SIZE
;  Can be anything ranging from 1s (for 1 second) to 10w for 10 weeks. Notice that a larger buffer will waste memory 
;  so don't use a larger buffer then you need (ie. the longest check you do +1).
;CPUBufferSize=1h
;
;# CHECK RESOLUTION
;  The resolution to check values (currently only CPU).
;  The value is entered in 1/10:th of a second and the default is 10 (which means ones every second)
;CheckResolution=10
;
;# CHECK ALL SERVICES
;  Configure how to check services when a CheckAll is performed.
;  ...=started means services in that class *has* to be running.
;  ...=stopped means services in that class has to be stopped.
;  ...=ignored means services in this class will be ignored.
check_all_services[SERVICE_BOOT_START]=ignored
check_all_services[SERVICE_SYSTEM_START]=ignored
check_all_services[SERVICE_AUTO_START]=started
check_all_services[SERVICE_DEMAND_START]=ignored
check_all_services[SERVICE_DISABLED]=stopped

[External Script]
;# COMMAND TIMEOUT
;  This specifies the maximum number of seconds that the NRPE daemon will allow plug-ins to finish executing before killing them off.
;command_timeout=60
;
;# COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING
;  This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.
;allow_arguments=0
;
;# COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS
;  This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><'"\[]{}) characters in arguments.
;allow_nasty_meta_chars=0
;
;# SCRIPT DIRECTORY
;  All files in this directory will become check commands.
;  *WARNING* This is undoubtedly dangerous so use with care!
;script_dir=c:\my\script\dir

[Script Wrappings]
;vbs=cscript.exe //T:30 //NoLogo scripts\lib\wrapper.vbs %SCRIPT% %ARGS%
;ps1=cmd /c echo scripts\%SCRIPT% %ARGS%; exit($lastexitcode) | powershell.exe -command -
;bat=scripts\%SCRIPT% %ARGS%

[External Scripts]
;check_es_long=scripts\long.bat
;check_es_ok=scripts\ok.bat
;check_es_nok=scripts\nok.bat
;check_vbs_sample=cscript.exe //T:30 //NoLogo scripts\check_vb.vbs
;check_powershell_warn=cmd /c echo scripts\powershell.ps1 | powershell.exe -command -

[External Alias]
alias_cpu=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=5m time=1m time=30s
alias_cpu_ex=checkCPU warn=$ARG1$ crit=$ARG2$ time=5m time=1m time=30s
alias_mem=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll=long type=physical type=virtual type=paged type=page
alias_up=checkUpTime MinWarn=1d MinWarn=1h

alias_disk=CheckDriveSize MinWarn=10% MinCrit=5% CheckAll FilterType=FIXED
alias_disk_loose=CheckDriveSize MinWarn=10% MinCrit=5% CheckAll FilterType=FIXED ignore-unreadable
alias_volumes=CheckDriveSize MinWarn=10% MinCrit=5% CheckAll=volumes FilterType=FIXED
alias_volumes_loose=CheckDriveSize MinWarn=10% MinCrit=5% CheckAll=volumes FilterType=FIXED ignore-unreadable 

alias_service=checkServiceState CheckAll
alias_service_ex=checkServiceState CheckAll "exclude=Net Driver HPZ12" "exclude=Pml Driver HPZ12" exclude=stisvc
alias_process=checkProcState "$ARG1$=started"
alias_process_stopped=checkProcState "$ARG1$=stopped"
alias_process_count=checkProcState MaxWarnCount=$ARG2$ MaxCritCount=$ARG3$ "$ARG1$=started"
alias_process_hung=checkProcState MaxWarnCount=1 MaxCritCount=1 "$ARG1$=hung"

alias_event_log=CheckEventLog file=application file=system MaxWarn=1 MaxCrit=1 "filter=generated gt -2d AND severity NOT IN ('success', 'informational') AND source != 'SideBySide'" truncate=800 unique descriptions "syntax=%severity%: %source%: %message% (%count%)"

alias_file_size=CheckFiles "filter=size > $ARG2$" "path=$ARG1$" MaxWarn=1 MaxCrit=1 "syntax=%filename% %size%" max-dir-depth=10
alias_file_age=checkFile2 filter=out "file=$ARG1$" filter-written=>1d MaxWarn=1 MaxCrit=1 "syntax=%filename% %write%"

alias_sched_all=CheckTaskSched "filter=exit_code ne 0" "syntax=%title%: %exit_code%" warn=>0
alias_sched_long=CheckTaskSched "filter=status = 'running' AND most_recent_run_time < -$ARG1$" "syntax=%title% (%most_recent_run_time%)" warn=>0
alias_sched_task=CheckTaskSched "filter=title eq '$ARG1$' AND exit_code ne 0" "syntax=%title% (%most_recent_run_time%)" warn=>0

alias_updates=check_updates -warning 0 -critical 0

check_ok=CheckOK Everything is fine!

[Wrapped Scripts]
check_test_vbs=check_test.vbs /arg1:1 /arg2:1 /variable:1
check_test_ps1=check_test.ps1 arg1 arg2
check_test_bat=check_test.bat arg1 arg2
check_battery=check_battery.vbs
check_printer=check_printer.vbs
check_updates=check_updates.vbs


; [includes]
;# The order when used is "reversed" thus the last included file will be "first"
;# Included files can include other files (be carefull only do basic recursive checking)
;
 myotherfile.ini
 real.ini


[NSCA Agent]
;# CHECK INTERVALL (in seconds)
;   How often we should run the checks and submit the results.
interval=5
;
;# ENCRYPTION METHOD
;   This option determines the method by which the send_nsca client will encrypt the packets it sends 
;   to the nsca daemon. The encryption method you choose will be a balance between security and 
;   performance, as strong encryption methods consume more processor resources.
;   You should evaluate your security needs when choosing an encryption method.
;
; Note: The encryption method you specify here must match the decryption method the nsca daemon uses 
;       (as specified in the nsca.cfg file)!!
 Values:
	0 = None	(Do NOT use this option)
	1 = Simple XOR  (No security, just obfuscation, but very fast)
   2 = DES
   3 = 3DES (Triple DES)
	4 = CAST-128
	6 = xTEA
	8 = BLOWFISH
	9 = TWOFISH
	11 = RC2
	14 = RIJNDAEL-128 (AES)
	20 = SERPENT
encryption_method=14
;
;# ENCRYPTION PASSWORD
;  This is the password/passphrase that should be used to encrypt the sent packets. 
password=
;
;# BIND TO ADDRESS
;  Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.
;  Leaving this blank will bind to "one" local interface.
; -- not supported as of now -- 
bind_to_address=
;
;# LOCAL HOST NAME
;  The name of this host (if empty "computername" will be used.
hostname=
;
;# NAGIOS SERVER ADDRESS
;  The address to the nagios server to submit results to.
nsca_host=10.200.15.29
;
;# NAGIOS SERVER PORT
;  The port to the nagios server to submit results to.
nsca_port=23
;

;# CHECK COMMAND LIST
;  The checks to run everytime we submit results back to nagios
;  Any command(alias/key) starting with a host_ is sent as HOST_COMMAND others are sent as SERVICE_COMMANDS
;  where the alias/key is used as service name.
;
[NSCA Commands]
my_cpu_check=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=20m time=10s time=4
my_mem_check=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll type=page
my_svc_check=checkServiceState CheckAll exclude=wampmysqld exclude=MpfService
host_check=check_ok

;# REMOTE NRPE PROXY COMMANDS
;  A list of commands that check other hosts.
;  Used by the NRPECLient module
[NRPE Client Handlers]
check_other=-H 192.168.0.1 -p 5666 -c remote_command -a arguments

;# LUA SCRIPT SECTION
;  A list of all Lua scripts to load.
;[LUA Scripts]
scripts\test.lua

Re: Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Se

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:20 am
by GaWd
Start with this:

1- Stop nsclient++ using an administrative cmd session: nsclient++ stop
2- Start nsclient++ in test/debug mode: nsclient++ /test
3- change this section:

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# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES
; This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to the all daemons.
; If leave this blank anyone can access the deamon remotly (NSClient still requires a valid password).
; The syntax is host or ip/mask so 192.168.0.0/24 will allow anyone on that subnet access
allowed_hosts=127.0.0.1/32
;
;# USE THIS FILE
; Use the INI file as opposed to the registry if this is 0 and the use_reg in the registry is set to 1 
; the registry will be used instead.
use_file=1
allowed_hosts=10.200.15.29,10.200.51.159,127.0.0.1
Start by commenting out both allowed_hosts lines. If it works, great. I think having 2 allowed_hosts settings is the problem, especially since this fille is likely loaded linearly and you're setting localhost only in the first line.

If it still doesn't work with *no* allowed_hosts entries, then look at the debug information from your /test session and report back.

Re: Installed NSClient++, but data couldn't received from Se

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:24 am
by GaWd
Also, you can comment out your password lines, too. Try to un-complicate this installation as much as possible and try to get down to the actual core issue that is preventing your installation from working.