command-line-interfacelinuxmonitoringnagiosunix
When defining and testing new services in nagios I have been restarting nagios, then clicking the service, and rescheduling a check for as soon as possible, then waiting until the check happens.
Is there a more efficient way to do this? I'd like to use the command line to run that particular check and get the output.
Assuming that the guest can reach the web interface, the following command lines should work:
To disable notifications
curl -d "cmd_typ=23&cmd_mod=2&host=[THE HOST]&service=[THE SERVICE]&btnSubmit=Commit" "http://[[NAGIOS SERVER]/nagios/cgi-bin/cmd.cgi"
To enable notifications
curl -d "cmd_typ=22&cmd_mod=2&host=[THE HOST]&service=[THE SERVICE]&btnSubmit=Commit" "http://[[NAGIOS SERVER]/nagios/cgi-bin/cmd.cgi"
Depending on your setup, you may also need to use the --insecure or --user options of curl.
And IIRC, the cmd_type number is different for service and host groups -- look at what links are being used in your web browser.
Best Answer
Sometimes I find it tricky figuring out exactly what a plugin is doing. To figure this out I set nagios into debug mode with the configuration like this.
debug_level=2048With nagios in debug mode I simply tail thedebug_logfiledebug_file=/var/log/nagios3/nagios.debug. Force a check and you will see exactly how the command is being run. I wouldn't leave this setting on normally though, it is very verbose and fills your log file at a rapid rate.