[Nagiosplug-help] eventhandler

[Winn Johnston]

[1217964710] SERVICE ALERT: dns3;dig;CRITICAL;SOFT;4;CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call
[1217964710] SERVICE EVENT HANDLER: dns3;dig;(null);(null);(null);restart-bind

Thanks Again
-winn johnston


--- On Tue, 8/5/08, Winn Johnston <winn_johnston at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Winn Johnston <winn_johnston at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] eventhandler
> To: "nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net" <nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 9:46 AM
> Hey guys i am trying to configure nagios to restart bind
> when it hits check number 4.
> 
> The monitoring side is up and running. I have taken the
> sample eventhandler (rstart-httpd) from here
> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/eventhandlers.html
> and modified it for bind. I have added on my nagios server
> what you see below to the commands.cfg
> 
> define command{
>         command_name    restart-bind
>         command_line   
> /usr/local/nagios/libexec/eventhandlers/restart-bind
> $SERVICESTATE$ $STATETYPE$ $SERVICEATTEMPT$
> }
> 
> and added this to the services.cfg on the same machine
> define service{
>         hostgroup               haa_dns
>         service_description     dig
>         check_command          
> check_dig!xxx.mydomain.com!ip.add.re.ss
>         max_check_attempts      5
>         normal_check_interval   5
>         retry_check_interval    3
>         check_period            24x7
>         event_handler           restart-bind
>         notification_interval   30
>         notification_period     24x7
>         notification_options    w,c,r
>         contact_groups          admins
> }
> 
> 
> When i shut down bind i get this message in the logs
> 
> case 1
> Aug  5 08:59:51 nagios nagios: SERVICE ALERT:
> dns3;dig;CRITICAL;SOFT;1;CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while
> executing system call
> Aug  5 08:59:51 nagios nagios: SERVICE EVENT HANDLER:
> dns3;dig;(null);(null);(null);restart-bind
> 
> 
> Also if i schedule downtime for the service will the
> eventhandler still run?
> 
> Thanks in advance :)
> Winn Johnston
> 
> 
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