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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Where can I find documentation for <insert name> plugin?
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A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for
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this project include internal documentation. The documentation
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can be read executing plugin with the -h or --help option. If
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the '-h' option does not work, that is a bug.
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Q: What version of <insert name> plugin am I running?
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A: All plugins that comply with minimal development guideline for
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this project include detailed version information. When executed
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with the '-V' option, a version string will be printed:
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check_radius v1.4.16 (monitoring-plugins 1.4.16)
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All bug reports and help requests should reference this
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information.
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Q: What information do I need to include when asking for help or
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submitting a bug report?
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A: At a minimum, the output from 'uname -a' and the version string
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from '<plugin_name> -V' and, of course, a description of the
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problem and any solution/patch.
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Q: I get an error like
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Warning: Return code of 127 for check of service 'PING' on host 'anyhost' was out of bounds.
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when I run Nagios. (Often check_ping runs just fine on the
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command line).
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A: Commonly, system administrators will make security as tight as
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possible on the monitoring system. Sometimes this includes OS
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options or hardening scripts that prevent unprivileged users from
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running the ping command. Nagios runs with no more privileges
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than 'nobody' -- check to be sure that the nagios user can
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actually run check ping. (This can also happen with other binaries
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executed by nagios, but ping seems to be far and away the biggest
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offender.)
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Q: I have a plugin to offer. What can I do?
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A: You can make it available on MonitoringExchange (http://monitoringexchange.org)
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where other people can find it for use.
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You can also get feedback on improving the plugin via the
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devel@monitoring-plugins.org mailing list.
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