[Nagiosplug-devel] check_ntp plugin

[Leif Nixon]

Rhys McWilliams <rhys at ananzi.co.za> writes:

> However, I have just run into one minor problem with the check_ntp plugin.
> It seems that the plugin does not like the underscore character in the
> hostname specified with the -H option.
> 
> Am I just being stupid about this (I use the underscore in quite a few of my
> host names in the /etc/hosts)?
> If not, is there a chance of this being fixed? 

Underscores are illegal in DNS, so it is generally not a good idea
to use underscores in hostnames.

Anyway, Nagios should give the host IP to the plugin, not the
hostname, shouldn't it?

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Leif Nixon                                    Systems expert
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