The CHECK_BY_SSH plugin

This plugin uses SSH to execute commands on a remote host

Supported parameters are :

  • --hostname/-h [HOSTNAME]: IP or hostname address of ssh server.
  • --username/-u [USERNAME]: Username
  • --port/-p [PORT]: Port, default is 22
  • --password/-P [PASSWORD]: Password
  • --timeout/-t [TIMEOUT]: Timeout in seconds
  • --warning/-w [WARNING]: Response time to result in warning status (seconds)
  • --critical/-c [CRITICAL]: Response time to result in critical status (seconds)
  • --command/-C [COMMAND]: Command to execute on the remote machine

Usage Example

We will connect to an ssh server and execute the unix command 'uptime' using the following INI configuration style: 

  check_by_ssh : CHECK_BY_SSH --hostname $ARG1$ --port $ARG2$ --password $ARG3$ --command $ARG4$\n"

Invocation

  check_nrpe -H myjnrpeserver -c check_by_ssh -a myhostname 22 password uptime