[Nagiosplug-help] check_mysql with unix sockets

[Hari Sekhon]

Eric Ericson wrote:
>
> I'm running into an issue trying to configure to check_mysql to use a 
> unix socket (by which I mean the mysql.sock file).
>
> The only help file or documentation I can find is the output from the 
> check_mysql which indicates that I can pass it via the -H or 
> --hostname flag. Unfortunately though, when I use this configuration 
> check_mysql throws an error about it being an invalid hostname after 
> doing the appropriate DNS lookup for the full path the the sock file 
> as a hostname. (e.g, '/var/lib/mysql-prod-uk/mysql.sock'.simplyhired.com).
>
> Any guidance would be appreciated,
>
> -E2
>
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Looks like that plugin doesn't take socket, I guess the writer thought 
that since nagios was a network service monitoring tool it would always 
be used over tcp ports... assumptions assumptions....

I'd say just tell it to use -H localhost if you can, otherwise check 
nagios exchange for a third party plugin that uses sockets or write one 
yourself in whatever language you know.

-h

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Hari Sekhon