Return code of 4 is out of bounds

[pintu]

I know that there are many inquiries regarding :

(Return code of 4 is out of bounds : /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_port.pl -p <port> -h <host> (-c <critical> -w <warning> -v)))

but I haven't found an answer, so I would like to ask.

In my Nagios configuration, I have set up:

define service{
use none
host_name TEST
service_description Port 80
check_command check_port.pl! -p 80 -h www.google.com '-w 1 -c 2 -v'
max_check_attempts 1
check_interval 1
retry_interval 1
}

And I'm getting a return:
(Return code of 4 is out of bounds : /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_port.pl -p <port> -h <host> (-c <critical> -w <warning> -v)))

I am running it from the command line.

./check_port.pl -p 80 -h google.pl -w 1000.0,80% -c 2000.0,100% -v

I get:

PORT 80 OK: google.pl/80 is responding

Which ties to the following command:

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define command{
        command_name    check_port.pl
        command_line    $USER1$/check_port.pl -p $ARG1$ -h $HOSTADDRESS$
        }

Where is the problem?

[kg2857]

From the docs the -c and -w want integer values in seconds. A return value of 4 isn't in the range of 0-3 that are valid. The output described suggests a syntax issue.

[pintu]

Can you write exactly about which syntax you have in mind?
I tried:

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define command{
        command_name    check_port.pl
        command_line    $USER1$/check_port.pl -p $ARG1$ -h $ARG2$ -w $ARG3$ -c $ARG4$ -v
        }

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define command{
        command_name    check_port.pl
        command_line    $USER1$/check_port.pl -p $ARG1$ -h $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG2$ -c $ARG3$ -v
        }

check_command check_port.pl! -p 80 -h www.google.com '-c 1 -w 2 -v'

[pintu]

any idea? someone can help?

[pintu]

Can anyone suggest anything?

[kg2857]

Read the script and find out why it doesn't like the syntax you use, which we see is the issue--syntax in case it was missed...

[dameonmills]

Can you point out where you think you missed it?

[eloyd]

You say you're running from the command line, but I'll assume you're running as root. What happens if you run as Nagios user:

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# su - nagios
$ ./check_port.pl -p 80 -h google.pl -w 1000.0,80% -c 2000.0,100% -v

[pintu]

$ ./check_port.pl -p 80 -h google.pl -w 1000.0,80% -c 2000.0,100% -v
-sh: 1: ./check_port.pl: not found

From this level, I cannot go to the location: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/ and that's why it wasn't found.

[kg2857]

The . translates to the current dir so you have to be in the dir containing the script to run it.

I'm not sure I like the quotes around some of the args in the following, but I could be full of crap...
check_command check_port.pl! -p 80 -h www.google.com '-w 1 -c 2 -v'

Naming a command after the script could cause confusion so I'd name the command check_port.