Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

[Seth Simmons]

I did use package manager to install mysql.
The problem was missing mysql-devel.
Compiled again and no errors. Thanks.

Now the problem I have is this in the Nagios log.

[08-08-2008 12:51:00] ndomod: Error writing to data sink! Some output
may get lost...
[08-08-2008 12:51:00] ndomod: Successfully flushed 80 queued items to
data sink.

I'm guessing this is more of a mysql issue?  I tried mysql with this
user and works fine on the database; checked the config and credentials
are ok.
I gave this user full access to this database.


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Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

Hi Seth,

On Aug 8, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Seth Simmons wrote:
> Support for the specified database server is either not yet supported,
> or was not found on your system.

I think that you may have compiled NDOutils without the necessary  
mysql development libraries.  When you configured the installation  
were there any errors listed concerning mysql?  An easy solution would  
be to use a package manager and install mysql, mysql-server, mysql- 
devel.  You will then need to create and initialize the database you  
are going to use.

I hope this will get you started.

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[Nagios-users] overall status of services

[dave stern - e-mail.pluribus.unum]

Is there any way to determine the status of all hosts and services?

If the nagios "Service Detail" page shows all problems in the upper
right corner, I'd think it would be easy to say either everything is
fine or there is one ore more problems. I presume this can somehow
be gotten from $NAGIOSDIR/var/status.dat as nagcon seems to do
but I can't find any code to just pull that info and drop it to a flag file.

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Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

[Morris, Patrick]

> nagios 3.0.3 ndo 1.4b7 mysql 5.0.51a
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/local/nagios/bin/ndo2db-3x -c
> /usr/local/nagios/etc/ndo2db.cfg
> Support for the specified database server is either not yet supported,
> or was not found on your system.
>
>
> The only thing I modified in ndo2db.cfg is the database name, username,
> password.

It looks like you build ndoutils with either the wrong, or no, database support.

I'd try building it again and paying special attention to the configure output 
to see what it's doing.

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Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

[Mark Young]

Hi Seth,

On Aug 8, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Seth Simmons wrote:
> Support for the specified database server is either not yet supported,
> or was not found on your system.

I think that you may have compiled NDOutils without the necessary  
mysql development libraries.  When you configured the installation  
were there any errors listed concerning mysql?  An easy solution would  
be to use a package manager and install mysql, mysql-server, mysql- 
devel.  You will then need to create and initialize the database you  
are going to use.

I hope this will get you started.

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Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

[Seth Simmons]

nagios 3.0.3 ndo 1.4b7 mysql 5.0.51a

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/local/nagios/bin/ndo2db-3x -c
/usr/local/nagios/etc/ndo2db.cfg
Support for the specified database server is either not yet supported,
or was not found on your system.


The only thing I modified in ndo2db.cfg is the database name, username,
password.


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> I'm trying this for the first time and have gone through the manual to
> configure it.  So far everything looks good.
> 
> However, when I try to start ndo2db, it fails saying the specified
> database server is either not yet supported or not found.

Seth, you have to provide just a "little" more information.
What version of nagios and ndo2db are you using? What is the exact error
message? What kind of database are you trying to use, etc...

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Re: [Nagios-users] check [snmp] printer ricoh aficio 3245c

[Morris, Patrick]

> I'm trying to monitor a Ricoh Aficio 3245C, but neither check_printers
> nor check_snmp_printers seems to be working very well.
>
> And finally,  with "check_printer" I got:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_printer 194.193.148.130 public toner
> PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined function snmp_set_quick_print() in
> /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_printer on line 82

I'm not sure about the rest, but this sounds like your version of PHP was built 
without SNMP support.

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[Nagios-users] check [snmp] printer ricoh aficio 3245c

[Marcelo M. Garcia]

Hi.

I'm trying to monitor a Ricoh Aficio 3245C, but neither check_printers 
nor check_snmp_printers seems to be working very well.

With check_snmp_printer, or I got blank or error, like this:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_snmp_printer 194.193.148.130 PrinterMIB 
MODEL

[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]#


or

[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_snmp_printer 194.193.148.130 MIB-II CONSUM 
TEST
Consumables you may Monitor:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]#

No output.

=
[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_snmp_printer 194.193.148.130 MIB-II PAPER1
Timeout: No Response from 194.193.148.130.
UNKNOWN something went wrong whilst checking the stats
[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]#
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The manual of the printer says that there are 4 MIBs:
* MIB-II
* PrinterMIB
* HostResourceMIB
* RicohPrivateMIB
I tried all these MIBs and the result is the same.

And finally,  with "check_printer" I got:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_printer 194.193.148.130 public toner
PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined function snmp_set_quick_print() in 
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_printer on line 82
[EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]#

I don't know if the problem is this printer or I'm entering wrong 
options to the commands. The following command works:
snmpwalk -v 2c -c public 194.193.148.130

Any feedback would be appreciate.

Thanks

Marcelo

PS.: Does anyone knows snmp brower?

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Re: [Nagios-users] hostgroup display not optimized

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Hi James,

On Aug 8, 2008, at 9:43 AM, James wrote:
> I am using an older nagios, has this been improved?


I am assuming you are talking about the "Hostgroup Overview" section.   
The three columns are here to stay unless someone writes a patch  
modify the cgis or unless we move away from the cgis in the future.   
And though you did not include what version of Nagios you are  
currently running I can safely say that you will not notice a much of  
a change in how status and hostgroups are displayed visually.  What  
you see in the interface with Nagios 1.x will be basically the same as  
3.x.  Take a look at the screenshots at http://www.nagios.org if you  
want to look interface of Nagios 3.

Nagios has changed much in terms of performance, stability, and  
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[Nagios-users] hostgroup display not optimized

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I have 4 hostgroups.

The 1st has 10 hosts.
The 2nd has 5 hosts.
The 3rd has 10 hosts.
The 4th has 5 hosts.

The host group displays 3 columns and 2 rows even though it could fit the
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[Nagios-users] Why can't I Handle alerts?

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[Unthreaded, cause it's not really about the noises anymore]

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that FF3 *blocks* that version for you because it crashes their build,
and they can't be bothered to find out why, I finally have FF playing
alert noises.

Every time.

Even though I'm on the Service Problems - Unhandled screen, and I've
gone into each service and acknowledged it.   Sticky.

They're still there.

They're still be-bonging.  (on the status page, not the tac page)

Anyone got any ideas what stupid thing I'm missing?

Audio Alerts on the CGI doco page is the only easily accessible place
that talks about them, and I'm not clear from it why that's
happening... unless it's that my tac page thinks they're still
unhandled problems, even though I've acknowledged them.

Do "acknowledge" and "handle" really not mean the same thing?

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Re: [Nagios-users] problem running ndoutils

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Seth Simmons schrieb:
> I'm trying this for the first time and have gone through the manual to
> configure it.  So far everything looks good.
> 
> However, when I try to start ndo2db, it fails saying the specified
> database server is either not yet supported or not found.

Seth, you have to provide just a "little" more information.
What version of nagios and ndo2db are you using? What is the exact error
message? What kind of database are you trying to use, etc...

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Re: [Nagios-users] [Nagiosplug-help] SERVICE notification Alerts and Escaltion Email Configuration

[Marcus]

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Hi Pavan,

pavan kumar schrieb:
> 1) What’s the 
> difference between Notification Alerts and Escalations and how to configure 
> escalations and how to test it.
http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/escalations.html and
http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/notifications.html should clarify
the difference.
A notification is, well, something notifying the responsible admin.
An escalation is, when he/she doesn't react, the mail also goes to
fellow admins, or even the management. That would be escalation, I guess.

How to test that, well...
Set up a service, which doesn't work. Have a notification sent to you.
Dont react, by not acknowledging it.
After a couple of tries of nagios notifying you, nagios should notify
another admin-group if you set things up correctly. See the manual for
examples.

>  
> 2) Iam using the template of 
> local-service while defining services in 
> locahost.cfg
>  
> define 
> service{
> 
> use local-service ; Name of service 
> template 
> to use
> 
> host_name   localhost
> 
> service_description Total Processes
> 
> check_command   
> check_local_procs!250!400!RSZDT
> 
> }
>  
> When I see the template definition 
> for local-service
>  
> # Local service definition template 
> - This is NOT a real service, just a template!
>  
> define 
> service{
> 
> namelocal-service   ; The name of this 
> service template
> 
> use generic-service ; Inherit default 
> values 
> from the generic-service definition
> 
> max_check_attempts  4   ; Re-check the 
> service 
> up to 4 times in order to determine its final
>  (hard) 
> state
> normal_check_interval   
> 5   ; Check the service every 5 minutes under normal 
> conditions
> 
> retry_check_interval1   ; Re-check the 
> service 
> every minute until a hard state can be determ
> ined
> register  
>   0   ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A 
> REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEM
> PLATE!
> 
> }
>  
> There is no 
> notification enabled/mentioned, iam surprised then how iam getting the Email 
> Notifications when this specific service is down as the template specific to 
> this service
> Doesn’t have 
> notifications enabled.
If I get the problem right, you are getting notified, but don't find the
notification option. Maybe it takes the standard-admin-mailadress...?
I can't help you on this one, I guess. :-/

>  
> * Nagios 
> *
>  
> Notification Type: 
> PROBLEM
> Service: Total 
> Processes
> Host: 
> localhost
> Address: 
> 127.0.0.1
> State: 
> CRITICAL
> Date/Time: Thu Aug 7 
> 16:15:32 IST 2008
> Additional 
> Info:
> CRITICAL - Plugin timed out 
> after 10 seconds.
>  
> 3)How to limit the 
> Notification Alerts only to specific Services.

Maybe you can have a template for services with notifications, and one
without (as below).
I think, the notifications_enabled (0/1) directive could do the job.


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define service{
  namegeneric-bp-service
  use generic-service
  contact_groups  admins
  notification_interval   60
  notification_period 24x7
  notification_optionsu,c,r
  notifications_enabled   1
  max_check_attempts  5
  check_period24x7
  register0
  }

define service{
  namegeneric-bp-detail-service
  use generic-service
  contact_groups  admins
  notification_interval   60
  notification_period 24x7
  notification_optionsu,c,r
  notifications_enabled   0
  max_check_attempts  1
  normal_check_interval   5
  retry_check_interval1
  check_period24x7
  register0
  }


>  
>  
>  pls reply asap . :-( 
Yeah, easy dude. :-)

I hope I could help a little, I am not that much of a nagios-guru myself
either. ;-)

Greetz,
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[Nagios-users] Flapping and notifications

[Rafael Barbosa]

Hi again,

I edited the Nagios history log, because the original was too big to be sent
on the list. All information is still there though. Sorry by the
inconvenience.

The original message is bellow.

Best regards,
Rafael Barbosa

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From: Rafael Barbosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Subject: Flapping and notifications
To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net


Hello everybody,

I have been using Nagios for about 4-5 months now to monitor a small network
(we are expanding the number of hosts soon) at my university. Our goal is to
be aware of the status of the hosts and some services on the network, and be
notificated every time something goes wrong, task for which Nagios seems
perfectly suitable.

By analyzing the last days logs I encountered a strange situation. In two
occasions I received two consecutive Critical state notifications for the
PING check without receiving a Warning or OK notification in between, and
this situation happened more then once. I have been looking on the "Host
Alert History" to try to figure out why these notifications were sent, when
I got even more lost. In some cases on the alert history I don't see the
HARD state change that would trigger the alert. My best guess is that these
consecutive notifications are cause by flapping of the host/device, but I am
not sure about it. After I enabled flapping notifications I did not see this
problem anymore, but maybe I just dont have enough data to observe this
problem. Note that when the problem happened, flapping was detected but not
notificated. Another thing that I miss on my log is that sometimes I dont
see the "Flapping Stopped" alert on the log, which makes even more difficult
to find the cause of the problem.

These are the two critical notifications I got from "Host Notifications" and
attached is the "Host Alert History" for the same day (hope is not too big).

ubisense1105
PING
OK 2008-08-01 18:38:20
nagiosadmin
notify-service
PING
OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 1.88 ms
ubisense1105
PING
CRITICAL 2008-08-01 17:14:30
nagiosadmin
notify-service
PING
CRITICAL - Packet loss = 100%
ubisense1105
PING
CRITICAL 2008-08-01 12:42:30
nagiosadmin
notify-service
PING
CRITICAL - Packet loss = 100%
Does anybody knows what could cause this behaviour? When a host is flapping,
notifications about its services are still issued? How is decided what is
logged on the "Host Alert History"?

Best regards,
Rafael Barbosa


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