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Frequently Asked Questions
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1. 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' option ('--help' if
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long options are enabled). If the '-h' option does not work, that
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is a bug.
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2. 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 (nagios-plugins 1.3.0-alpha1) 1.11
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Note that this string include both the assigned package release
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name and the CVS-generated revision for the individual plugin.
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Authors should strictly adhere to this format. All bug reports
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and help requests should reference this information.
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3. 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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4. Q: I'm using Redhat Linux (or some other RPM-based distribution).
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Which packages should I install?
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A: The package nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm contains only
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those plugins that should work on any POSIX compliant system. In
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other words, you should be able to install this package on your
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system, no matter what else is or in not installed.
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However, most of us have more complex systems than barebones
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POSIX. We tried creating a variety of separate packages so
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each dependency could be installed cleanly, but many people
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found that this resulted in too many packages. So in the end,
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all the non-POSIX plugins were folded into one RPM
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(nagios-plugins-<version>.<arch>.rpm). Most people will need to
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use RPM's '--nodeps' option to install this package.
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5. Q: My system uses the .deb package format. What packages should I
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install?
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A: We strive for cooperation between all packagers and developers.
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The answers for .deb are the same as for RPM, after changing the
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package name suffixes accordingly.
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6. Q: I prefer to build my own RPMs. Do I need to install all of the
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various dependencies?
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A: Beginning with the 1.2.9-1 release, you may run
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rpm --define 'custom 1' -ta nagios-plugins-<release>.tar.gz
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In prior releases, you must unpack the tarball and build the
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RPM using nagios-custom.spec with 'rpm -ba'.
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7. 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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8. Q: I have a plugin to offer. What do I do to get it accepted?
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A: Send it to nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. Usually, we
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just drop it into contrib until we have a chance to check if the
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standard options are used, etc.
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You can also get feedback on improving the plugin via the mailing list.
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