Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-24 Thread Kevin Keane
Replies embedded below... Marc Powell wrote: On Apr 23, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Kevin Keane wrote: Top-posting means that you put what you have to say at the top of the reply the way I do it here. Bottom-posting means that you put your reply below the original message. Don't forget

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-24 Thread Marc Powell
On Apr 24, 2009, at 2:10 AM, Kevin Keane wrote I've been around Usenet ever since Compuserve (remember them?) started Indeed. To date myself, I used to run a BBS on my C=64 ;) That certainly doesn't make me the most experienced around but I've been through a good part of the Internet

[Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Martyn
Can anybody tell me how I use domains names instead of IP address in the nrpe file, I have read somewhere that you can use tcp wrappers which I have tried. My nrpe file looks like this: # default: on # description: NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor) service nrpe { flags =

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Christian Schneemann
On Thursday April 23 2009 11:07:06 am Martyn wrote: Can anybody tell me how I use domains names instead of IP address in the nrpe file, I have read somewhere that you can use tcp wrappers which I have tried. My nrpe file looks like this: # default: on # description: NRPE (Nagios Remote

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Martyn
log_on_failure += USERID disable = no only_from = 127.0.0.1 192.168.3.247 host.domain.co.uk } -Original Message- From: Christian Schneemann [mailto:cschneem...@suse.de] Sent: 23 April 2009 11:05 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Christian Schneemann
: # only_from = 127.0.0.1 Sorry for that, Christian Many thanks for your reply Martyn -Original Message- From: Christian Schneemann [mailto:cschneem...@suse.de] Sent: 23 April 2009 11:05 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] only_from

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Andreas Ericsson
Please don't top-post. The only valid reason to do it is to mention something entirely unrelated to the content email you're responding to (such as asking someone to stop top-posting ;-)) Martyn wrote: I'm not being ignorant but as I complete novice on none windows boxes, how do I put setting

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Martyn
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1 On Thursday April 23 2009 11:07:06 am Martyn wrote: Can anybody tell me how I use domains names instead of IP address in the nrpe file, I have read somewhere that you can use tcp wrappers which I have tried. My nrpe file looks like

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Martyn
find out I will stop it -Original Message- From: Christian Schneemann [mailto:cschneem...@suse.de] Sent: 23 April 2009 12:06 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1 On Thursday April 23 2009 01:01:41 pm Martyn wrote: I'm not being

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Christian Schneemann
[mailto:cschneem...@suse.de] Sent: 23 April 2009 12:06 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1 On Thursday April 23 2009 01:01:41 pm Martyn wrote: I'm not being ignorant but as I complete novice on none windows boxes, how do I put setting 3

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Marc Powell
On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Martyn wrote: That has now done the trick but I'm a little confused as to why this work under host.allow and not when used in my nrpe file, does anybody have the answer to that? NRPE's allowed_hosts only accepts ip addresses, not domain names. -- Marc

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Marc Powell
On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Martyn wrote: PS what his top posting, once I find out I will stop it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style, specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting -- Marc

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Martyn
On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Martyn wrote: PS what his top posting, once I find out I will stop it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style, specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting -- Marc

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Christian Schneemann
On Thursday 23 April 2009 13:47:38 Marc Powell wrote: On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:35 AM, Martyn wrote: That has now done the trick but I'm a little confused as to why this work under host.allow and not when used in my nrpe file, does anybody have the answer to that? NRPE's allowed_hosts

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Marc Powell
On Apr 23, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Christian Schneemann wrote: NRPE's allowed_hosts only accepts ip addresses, not domain names. That's not correct, domain names work here too. I stand corrected. I could swear I looked at the code for that just a few weeks ago but I'm wrong. -- Marc

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Kevin Keane
Top-posting means that you put what you have to say at the top of the reply the way I do it here. Bottom-posting means that you put your reply below the original message. Which of the two styles is preferred is largely a matter of personal taste, rather than right or wrong, actually*. Both

Re: [Nagios-users] only_from = 127.0.0.1

2009-04-23 Thread Marc Powell
On Apr 23, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Kevin Keane wrote: Top-posting means that you put what you have to say at the top of the reply the way I do it here. Bottom-posting means that you put your reply below the original message. Don't forget about the best method, inline reply. In the original