h1. Setting up NRPE on Debian server {{>toc}} Process: h2. on client server h3. Install NRPE
aptitude install nagios-nrpe-server nagios-plugins-basich3. Edit config file
vim /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg* Add IP_v4_of_Nagios_server to allowed_hosts h3. start service
service nagios-nrpe-server restarth3. check that service is running
netstat -tpln | grep 5666h3. edit local config to add specified checks
vim /etc/nagios/nrpe_local.cfgAdd NRPE test check, disk check, and Apache SIGTERM check
0 octavia:/etc/nagios# cat nrpe_local.cfg ###################################### # Do any local nrpe configuration here ###################################### command[check_nrpe_daemon]=/bin/echo "NRPE OK" # disk checks command[check_disk_root]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_disk -w 20% -c 10% -p /dev/root # checking Apache logs for SIGTERM command[check_apache_sigterm]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_cat.sh /var/log/apache2/error.log SIGTERM 0h3. add check_cat In /usr/lib/nagios/plugins create check_cat.sh
#!/bin/bash # # checks in files if there are instances of a given string. # $1 is the file # $2 is the string # $3 is the threshold, any more than $3 and it will be Critical cnt=`cat $1|grep $2|wc -l` recent=`cat $1|grep $2` if [ $cnt -le $3 ] ; then echo OK - no errors or warnings exit 0 fi echo -e "CRITICAL - String $2 appeared $cnt times\n$recent" exit 2Make it executable
chmod 755 /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_cat.shh3. restart service
service nagios-nrpe-server restarth2. on monitoring server h3. test connection On Nagios/Icinga server test that that worked:
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H clientserveruri.com -c check_nrpe_daemon NRPE OKh3. set up checks. example service config file
############################################################################### ############################################################################### # # SERVICE DEFINITIONS # ############################################################################### ############################################################################### define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description SSH check_command check_ssh } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description HTTP check_command check_http } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Users check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_users } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Load check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_load } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Zombie Processes check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_zombie_procs } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Total Processes check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_total_procs } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Disk Space /root check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_disk_root } define service{ use generic-service ; Inherit default values from a template host_name clientserver service_description Apache SIGTERM check_command check_nrpe_1arg!check_apache_sigterm }h3. restart monitoring service for icinga
/etc/init.d/icinga restartsources: http://xmodulo.com/2014/03/nagios-remote-plugin-executor-nrpe-linux.html https://wiki.icinga.org/display/howtos/Setting+up+NRPE+with+Icinga