Thanks Marc, I basically copied the services config from another (remote_services) config file. I then changed the host to Colorado. I should have looked closer at the plugins being executed. Anyway, I removed all but one service check, and the host is now being monitored. Process of Elimination.... go figure. I will now add them back in, one by one. Thanks again.
Bret -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Powell Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:34 PM To: Nagios User list Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Attempting to monitor the "Nagios Server" itself Please always respond on list so that others, now and in the future, obtain the benefit of your experience. More below... On Aug 12, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Bret Goodfellow wrote: > Hi Marc, > > Thanks for the quick response! I added the following host definition: > > ######################################################################## ############## > # 'colorado' host > definition # > ######################################################################## ############## > define host{ > use generic-host ; Name of > host template to use > > host_name colorado > alias colorado > address 10.8.64.201 > check_command check-host-alive > contact_groups linux-admins,linux-admins-page,oracle- > admins > max_check_attempts 10 > max_check_attempts 10 > notification_interval 480 > notification_period 24x7 > notification_options d,u,r > } > > After adding this definition, I noticed on the nagios monitor that I > have "1" pending host. This "pending status" never changes. The > pending host of course, is colorado. Pending is normal for a host with no services. It'll never be checked. That's expected. > Adding the host definition for "colorado" only, does not cause > nagios to fail. Good to know. > The failure occurs when I add the attached "services" config file. > If I remove the "colorado" services config file, then nagios starts > up and runs fine. My belief though, is that there is something > wrong with the "host" definition file. Why do you believe that? It looks OK to me. I would think the problem is somehow associated with the newly included services file or something external to nagios. > Since the server I want to monitor is the "localhost", do I need to > replace the alias with the name "localhost". No, the alias doesn't matter, it's just for humans to know what the machine is. I don't see anything obviously wrong with the file*. I would try adding it in chunks of a few definitions at a time and see which one causes nagios to segfault. Jon Agliss's strace suggestion is good as well. I'd use 'strace -fs512 /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -d / usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg' myself. * Some of the tests you're doing, just based on their names, could be implemented better. For example, why are you ssh'ing to the same machine, essentially a localhost IP, (check_ssh_disk) or using snmp (check_snmp_storage) to check disks when it seems that just using check_disk would do the same thing without the hoops and points-of- failure. -- Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] 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
