nrpe8
Nagios remote plugin executor - server
Usage
nagios-nrpe [-n]
-c
<config_file>
[{-4 | -6}]
<mode>
Overview
The purpose of this addon is to allow you to execute Nagios plugins on a remote host in as transparent a manner as possible.
This program runs as a background process on the remote host and processes command execution requests from the check_nrpe plugin on the Nagios host.
Options
-n= Do not use SSL
-c<config_file> = Name of config file to use
-4= Use IPv4 only
-6= Use IPv6 only
- <mode> = One of the following two operating modes:
-
-i= Run as a service under inetd or xinetd
-
-d= Run as a standalone daemon
- -d -s = Run as a subsystem under AIX
-
-f= Don't fork() for systemd, launchd, etc.
Notes: This program is designed to process requests from the check_nrpe plugin on the host(s) running Nagios. It can run as a service under inetd or xinetd (read the docs for info on this), or as a standalone daemon. Once a request is received from an authorized host, NRPE will execute the command/plugin (as defined in the config file) and return the plugin output and return code to the check_nrpe plugin.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.
-d until Debian 8 (Jessie);
-i until Debian 8 (Jessie).