<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Got it.<o:p></o:p> It is primarily a formatting issue.<o:p></o:p> Example, a blank line is seen as a \r character<o:p></o:p> You will need to do the u2d conversion but also look for blank lines, CRNL, etc…<o:p></o:p> Then you can call the custom script from the check_nrpe process that runs off the Linux master.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Rick Garland<o:p></o:p> Sr System Administrator<o:p></o:p> Quantum, Corp.<o:p></o:p> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">8560 Upland Dr</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Englewood</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80112</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> office 720-249-5984<o:p></o:p> cell 720-210-4671<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:rick.garland@quantum.com">rick.garland@quantum.com</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Rick Garland [mailto:Rick.Garland@quantum.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:14 PM To: Nagios Plugin Help List Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] execute cygwin bash script on WIN 2003 withcheck_nrpe<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Yes, here I am again.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Nagios 3.x on CentOS<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have the NRPE-NT working and I can use check_nrpe and get a response of the test.cmd script that is included in the download.<o:p></o:p> check_nrpe –H <hostname> -c check_hallo<o:p></o:p> And it works fine when I put it into nagios for checking as well.<o:p></o:p> check_nrpe!check_hallo<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I write my scripts in UN*X shell and I run the script under cygwin. From the cygwin command line my custom script works fine.<o:p></o:p> If I try to run it from a DOS window it is not an internal command, it is not recognized. So when I use the check_nrpe against it I get “NRPE_NT failed to create process, exiting…”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> How can I have a UN*X shell script, that runs under cygwin, run under the NRPE_NT process.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The script is a short simple script – no warnings or critical alerts needed. Just going to keep track and the usage of scratch tapes within Netbackup.<o:p></o:p> #!/bin/bash<o:p></o:p> PATH=$PATH<o:p></o:p> export PATH<o:p></o:p> NUM=vmquery –b –pn Scratch | awk ‘{if (($5 != “-“)) print $0 | sed ‘1,3d’ | wc -l<o:p></o:p> echo “Number of scratch tapes = $NUM”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I will add the WARN/CRIT & stats collection for graphing once I get this working.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The services.cfg entry is;<o:p></o:p> define service{<o:p></o:p> use <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">ADEN</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> host_name backup_server<o:p></o:p> service_description NBU SCRATCH TAPES<o:p></o:p> check_command check_nrpe!check_scratch<o:p></o:p> check_period 24x7<o:p></o:p> max_check_attempts 3<o:p></o:p> notification_interval 480<o:p></o:p> notification_period workhours<o:p></o:p> notification_options w,c,u<o:p></o:p> contact_groups <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Denver</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The commands.cfg is;<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name scratch<o:p></o:p> command_line $USER1$/check_scratch –H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C ‘e:\cygwin\bin\bash –l check_scratch’<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> From a CMD window on the WIN 2003 serverI can execute e:\cygwin\bin\bash –l check_scratch and get the result. But I am going bonkers trying to make it work within nagios.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Many thanks<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Rick Garland<o:p></o:p> Sr System Administrator<o:p></o:p> Quantum, Corp.<o:p></o:p> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">8560 Upland Dr</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Englewood</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80112</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> office 720-249-5984<o:p></o:p> cell 720-210-4671<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:rick.garland@quantum.com">rick.garland@quantum.com</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> <hr> The information contained in this transmission may be confidential. Any disclosure, copying, or further distribution of confidential information is not permitted unless such privilege is explicitly granted in writing by Quantum Corporation. 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