[Nagiosplug-devel] Re: check_tcp bug

Karl DeBisschop kdebisschop at mail.debisschop.net
Thu Dec 19 11:33:09 CET 2002


Russell Scibetti writes: 

> I've noticed two small problems with the check_tcp plugin (nagiosplug 
> 1.3b2) that prevent it from doing its proper default expect string 
> checking (i.e - if you are running check_smtp, by default you expect a 
> "220" return, etc). 
> 
> First, the expect value for check_pop (and check_spop) is incorrect. The 
> expect is set to "110", which is just the port for POP.  This never 
> actually gets returned when to do a tcp connect to POP.  What you need to 
> get back to know that POP is working is "+OK". 
> 
> Secondly, there is a bug in that, unless the user gives uses the -e 
> argument, none of the default expects will every be checked.  Here is a 
> piece of the check_tcp code:

patch applied and CVS committed. Thanks. 

Karl




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