[Nagiosplug-help] check_game against Counter Strike Server version 1.5

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, melbs wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I hope that someone has an answer to this, so here is goes.
> 
> Details:
> 
> I am running Mandrake 9.1 with Nagios 1.1 and I am having some troubles with
> the check_game plugin.
> 
> My config:
> 
> Inside of "checkcommands.cfg" I created this command
> 
> # 'check_counter_strike' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    check_counter_strike
>         command_line    $USER1$/check_game hls $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $ARG1$
>         }
> 
> Inside of "services.cfg" I built this
> 
> # Service definition
> define service{
>         use                             generic-service         ; Name of
> service template to use
> 
>         host_name                       CS-SERVER1
>         service_description             Counter-Strike-27015
>         is_volatile                     0
>         check_period                    24x7
>         max_check_attempts              3
>         normal_check_interval           5
>         retry_check_interval            1
>         contact_groups                  nt-admins
>         notification_interval           120
>         notification_period             24x7
>         notification_options            w,u,c,r
>         check_command
> check_counter_strike!192.168.154.20!-p!27015
>         }
> 

syntax errors

$ARG1$ is 192.168.154.20 in your example.

what you want is
check_counter_strike!27015

-sg

> NOW.. When I am in the "libexec" directory I can type 
> 
> ./check_game hls 192.168.154.20 -p 27015
> 
> And I get this: "OK: 20/2 COR3 LAG FREE Dedicated 1.5 No AWPs West Coast
> (de_aztec), Ping: 2 ms"
> 
> My problem is that when I start nagios and go to the web interface it tells
> me that the service is down. FOR one split second it actually showed that
> the service was up and displayed what the ./check_game command did on the
> page. BUT, it only lasted for a second and ever since then I cannot get it
> to show as up. The server is up! And people are playing on it ;-) So, that
> can't be it. I have the latest version of qstat installed as well.. Ughh,, I
> am stumped.. If anyone can lend a helping hand it would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Matt
> 

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