1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl b/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
index 4f177116..7452394d 100755
--- a/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
+++ b/plugins-scripts/check_ifstatus.pl
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ my %ifOperStatus =	('1','up',
                          '6','notPresent',
                          '7','lowerLayerDown');  # down due to the state of lower layer interface(s));
 
+my $timeout ;
 my $state = "UNKNOWN";
 my $answer = "";
 my $snmpkey=0;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ if ($status != 0)
 }
 
 
-alarm($TIMEOUT);
+alarm($timeout);
 
 push(@snmpoids,$snmpIfOperStatus);
 push(@snmpoids,$snmpIfAdminStatus);
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ sub print_help (){
         printf "                     in hex with 0x prefix generated by using   \"snmpkey\" utility\n"; 
         printf "                     privacy password and authEngineID\n";
         printf "   -M (--maxmsgsize) Max message size - usefull only for v1 or v2c\n";
+        printf "   -t (--timeout)    seconds before the plugin times out (default=$TIMEOUT)\n";
         printf "   -V (--version)    Plugin version\n";
         printf "   -h (--help)       usage help \n\n";
         print_revision($PROGNAME, '$Revision$');
@@ -274,7 +276,9 @@ sub process_arguments() {
                 "I"             => \$ifXTable, "ifmib" => \$ifXTable,
                 "x:s"           =>      \$opt_x,   "exclude:s" => \$opt_x,
                 "u=s" => \$opt_u,  "unused_ports=s" => \$opt_u,
-                "M=i" => \$maxmsgsize, "maxmsgsize=i" => \$maxmsgsize);
+                "M=i" => \$maxmsgsize, "maxmsgsize=i" => \$maxmsgsize,
+                "t=i" => \$timeout,    "timeout=i" => \$timeout,
+                );
                 
         if ($status == 0){
                 print_help() ;
@@ -290,6 +294,9 @@ sub process_arguments() {
                 exit $ERRORS{'OK'};
         }
 
+        unless (defined $timeout) {
+                $timeout = $TIMEOUT;
+        }
 
         if ($snmp_version =~ /3/ ) {
                 # Must define a security level even though default is noAuthNoPriv