[Nagiosplug-help] check_http returns "forbidden" but page is accessible from browser

[Kevin Hanser]

Hmm, seems I've answered my own question as soon as I posted to the
list.

Apparently is is the apache test page that's causing issues.  I created
an actual index.html for the server with one line of text in it, and now
check_http is working.

Does anyone know why the apache test page doesn't work for nagios
monitoring?  I'm thinking it's something to do w/the way that apache
does the test page, since it's not actually in the /var/www/html
directory but someplace else...

interesting..

k

On Thu, 2005-08-11 at 15:16 -0400, Kevin Hanser wrote:
> I'm stumped by the behaviour I'm getting from check_http on certain
> servers.  I have check_http configured on multiple servers and it's
> working fine.
> 
> However, on certain servers, I get "access forbidden" when I use the
> check_http plugin/command.  If I go to the server in my web browser from
> the nagios machine I can get to the page fine though... so I don't
> understand why check_http is getting forbidden....
> 
> Also, if I telnet to port 80 on one of these machines and type "GET", I
> get the page no problem... only check_http is giving me the "access
> forbidden"... any idea why?
> 
> One other thing to mention: the server I'm trying to monitor doesn't
> have a real main page, just the apache test page.  It has a virtual host
> running on a diff hostname, but when you access it by IP address, you
> get the apache test page.  Could that be causing some issues?
> 
> thx!
> 
> k
> 
> 
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