Ssl – nagios check_http does not produce right answer for some ssl sites

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nagios check produces below eror some of web sites (not all) for example google. what others parameters is necessary to work it?

$ check_http -w 5 -c 10 --ssl -H www.google.com -v

CRITICAL - Cannot make SSL connection
140484382566048:error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt.c:749:

GET / HTTP/1.1

User-Agent: check_http/v1.4.15 (nagios-plugins 1.4.15)

Connection: close

Host: www.google.com

HTTP CRITICAL - Error on receive

Best Answer

The -H option to check_http and ssl based virtual hosts don't interact well. Try using -I rather than -H. ( You can use a dns name with the -I option. )