[Nagiosplug-help] check_http command timeout

[estirling at kanematsuusa.com]

yeah... figured the -t option out today... hehehe... oughta read the --help 
more thoroughly...... but would seem logical that the timeout would be root 
2 (1.4 times) or twice the -c option.

thanks for the reply!

dodger

On 4 Apr 2003 at 0:11, Karl DeBisschop wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 18:06, estirling at kanematsuusa.com wrote:
> > when i execute the command:
> > 
> > check_http 192.168.105.2 -w20 -c30
> > 
> > (for warning level for 20 seconds, critical level for 30 seconds), and it 
> > takes over 10 seconds to respond, i get an error that says:
> > 
> > Socket timeout after 10 seconds
> > 
> > I don't think it should respond this way.  web sites often take longer than 
> > 10 seconds to respond.  
> 
> I tend to agree with you -- the -c 30 should automatically increase the
> time out. We'll add that to the current work in CVS.
> 
> The help for the plugin indicates that you can increase timeout with the
> -t flag. (actually it's standard for most plugins). So while your
> suggestion is a reasonable enhancement, it is not a bug, and the proper
> invocation is well documented.
> 
> > could i bribe anyone to change it?
> 
> What are you offerring? ;-)
> 
> --
> Karl
>