[Nagiosplug-devel] Alarm problems

[Jason Abraham]

I have created a plugin which uses SNMP
(http://www.washco.utah.gov/meej/check_3com_alive.txt) 
and as such I have employed the recommended alarm safe-guard

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# start counting down to timeout
alarm $plugin->opts->timeout;
your_long_check_step_that_might_time_out();
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I use Nagios::Plugin to handle my exit state (nagios_exit).  When testing
the plugin with 
new_mini_epn it functions correctly and returns the correct codes.  However,
if I execute 
my plugin via new_mini_epn and then wait I eventually get the an alarm
error:

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./new_mini_epn
plugin command line: check_3com_alive.pl -H 10.0.0.10 -C  pass -n 3
embedded perl plugin return code and output was: 0 & 3COM_ALIVE OK - 3 of 3
units in stack

plugin command line: CHECK_3COM_ALIVE.PL UNKNOWN - plugin timed out (timeout
15s)
ExitTrap: 3 (Redefine exit to trap plugin exit with eval BLOCK) at p1.pl
line 61, <FIN> line 1.
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Obviously, the alarm timer is still left running even after calling
nagios_exit.  Is this a problem 
with my code, Nagios::Plugin, or is it even a problem at all?

I am using nagios-plugins-1.4.13

Thanks,
Jason