I am attempting to configure Nagios to work with SNMP traps. As of now, I can write events to the Nagios external command file (/var/log/nagios/rw/nagio.cmd). Nagios notices these events, and logs them to the nagios.log.
e.g. /var/log/nagios/rw/nagios.log contains: [1141242013] EXTERNAL COMMAND: PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT;10.12.3.118;2;w32_time;W32Time Event I can't get Nagios to send out notifications as a result though. My service definition is like this: define service { name generic-service ; The 'name' of this service template, referenced in other service definitions active_checks_enabled 1 ; Active service checks are enabled passive_checks_enabled 1 ; Passive service checks are enabled/accepted parallelize_check 1 ; Active service checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major performance problems) obsess_over_service 1 ; We should obsess over this service (if necessary) check_freshness 0 ; Default is to NOT check service 'freshness' notifications_enabled 1 ; Service notifications are enabled event_handler_enabled 1 ; Service event handler is enabled flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE! } define service{ use generic-service host_name * service_description TRAP is_volatile 1 check_period 24x7 contact_groups linux-admins passive_checks_enabled 1 active_checks_enabled 0 max_check_attempts 1 normal_check_interval 5 retry_check_interval 1 notification_interval 5 notification_period 24x7 notification_options w,u,c,r notifications_enabled 1 check_command check-host-alive } I am unclear on what the check_command needs to do in this case. It seems that it doesn't matter as long as it returns OK. Can someone help fill in the gaps here? What do I need to do to get Nagios to finish the task, and actually send a SERVICE ALERT out? Regards, Casey ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null