NAME¶
nrpe - Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Server
SYNOPSIS¶
nagios-nrpe -c <config_file> <mode>
DESCRIPTION¶
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¶
- <config_file> = Name of config file to use
- <mode> = One of the following two operating
modes:
- -i
- = Run as a service under inetd or xinetd
- -d
- = Run as a standalone daemon
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.
AUTHOR¶
This manual page was written by Jason Thomas <jason@debian.org>, for the
Debian project (but may be used by others).