[Nagiosplug-help] check_snmp help

[Robert Lowe]

Ric Moseley wrote:
> When i use 'check_snmp' against a temperate probe in my datacenter i get 
> the following output.  It works but the problem is that the check 
> command returns the 'snmpget' command it issued and nagios thinks that 
> is the output from the plugin so from the web interface the output is 
> '/usr/local/bin/snmpget........................' and not 'Temperature OK 
> - 17 Degrees | iso.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0=17;;;; '
>  
> Anyone know how to fix this?

 From my reading of the help file, you need to specify -P or --protocol,
and *not* -v which you are thinking is version, but it's verbose.

-Robert

> Below is a command line execution of the plugin.  You can see what I 
> mean....
>  
> Thanks.
>  
> Ric.
>  
> [root at server:/usr/local/nagios/libexec]#./check_snmp -t 5 -v 2c 
> -C PUBLIC -o 1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0 -H 192.168.69.253 
> <http://192.168.69.253> -w 18 -c 20 -v -l Temperature -u Degrees
>  
> /usr/local/bin/snmpget -t 5 -r 5 -m '' -v 1 -c PUBLIC 192.168.69.253:161 
> <http://192.168.69.253:161>  1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0
> iso.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0 = Gauge32: 17
>  
> Temperature OK - 17 Degrees | iso.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.2.1.1.0=17;;;;