diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 81 |
1 files changed, 81 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +Frequently Asked Questions +************************** + +1. Q: Where can I find documentation for <insert name> plugin? + + A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for + this project include internal documentation. The documentation + can be read executing plugin with the '-h' option ('--help' if + long options are enabled). If the '-h' option does not work, that + is a bug. + +2. Q: What version of <insert name> plugin am I running? + + A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for + this project include detailed version information. When executed + with the '-V' option, a version string will be printed: + + check_radius (nagios-plugins 1.3.0-alpha1) 1.11 + + Note that this string include both the assigned package release + name and the CVS-generated revision for the individual plugin. + Authors hould strictly adhere to this format. All bug reports + and help requests should reference this information. + +3. Q: What information do I need to include when asking for help or + submitting a bug report? + + A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string + from '<plugin_name> -V' and, of course, a description of the + problem and any solution/patch. + +4. Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution). + Which packages should I install? + + A: The package nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only + those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system. In + other words, you should be able to install this package on your + system, no matter what else is or in not installed. + + However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones + POSIX. We tried creating a variety of separate packages so + each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people + found that this resulted in too many packages. So in the end, + all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM + (nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm). Most people will need to + use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package. + +5. Q: My sysem uses the .deb package format. What pacakges should I + install? + + A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers. + The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, afetr changing the + package name suffixes accordingly. + +6. Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the + various dependencies? + + A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run + + rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta nagios-plugins-<release>.tar.gz + + In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the + RPM using nagios-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'. + +7. Q: I get an error like + + Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds. + + when I run Nagios. (Often check_ping runs just fine on the + command line). + + A: Commonly, system adminitartors will make security as tight as + possible on the monitoring system. Sometimes this includes OS + options or hardening scripts that prevent unpriveleged users from + running the ping command. Nagios runs with no more priveleges + than 'nobody' -- check to be sure that the nagios user can + actually run check ping. (This can also happen with other binaries + executed by nagios, but ping seems to be far and away the biggest + offender.) + + |