[Nagiosplug-help] check_radius problem

[Viktor Steinmann]

Maybe this is unusual, but I'll answer my own question after troubleshooting 
for 3 more hours... 

First of all - stupid mistake - but it can happen to anyone using FreeBSD and 
compiling everything from the ports...

The default file permission of the file /usr/local/etc/radiusclient/servers 
when installed from the ports is -rw------- and that's the problem. When 
testing from the command line, I tested with root, who of course can read 
that file and that's why I get the status "auth OK".

Later on I tested with the user 'nagios', who runs the tests - and it created 
core dumps and/or errors. After changing the file permission of that file to 
-rw-r--r--, it suddenly worked out quit well :-)

Maybe it would be a good idea to put this in the FAQ - because while browing 
the sourceforge mails, I saw that someone else had exactly the same problem a 
few months ago...

Regards,
Viktor

On Dienstag, 20. Juli 2004 07.28, Viktor Steinmann wrote:
> Hi all
>
> check_radius gives "auth OK" on the command line - but not from Nagios...
> I'm puzzled...
>
> Here's the service definition:
>
> define service{
>          use                             fulltime-warnings
>          host_name                       radius-server
>          service_description             RADIUS
>          check_command
> check_radius!nagiosusertest at dslnet.ch!passwordhere
>          }
>
>
> Here's the check command:
>
> # 'check_radius' command definition
> define command{
>          command_name    check_radius
>          command_line    $USER1$/check_radius -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -F
> /usr/local/etc/
> radiusclient/radiusclient.conf -u $ARG1$ -p $ARG2$ -P 1812 -t 10
>          }
>
> Anyone with an idea?
>
> Thanks,
> Viktor
>
>
>
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