Where are the Nrpe logs?

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Where are the Nrpe logs?

Re: Where are the NRPE logs? They are usually in the remote host’s system log.

How do I check my Nrpe?

NRPE is known as Nagios Remote Plugin Executor….Step 1 – Configure NRPE on Linux Host

  1. Step 1.1 – Install NRPE. Firstly we would require installing nrpe service on remote Linux system, which we need to monitor through Nagios server.
  2. Step 1.2 – Configure NRPE.
  3. Step 1.3 – Verify Connectivity from Nagios.

Is Nrpe deprecated?

NRPE can also communicate with some of the Windows agent add-ons, so you can execute scripts and check metrics on remote Windows machines, as well. As of 28 Jan 2020, NRPE has been deprecated.

Where is Nrpe CFG located?

The main configuration file will be /etc/nagios/nrpe. cfg , and the default included directory is /etc/nrpe.

How does checkNrpe work?

The check_nrpe plugin contacts the NRPE daemon on the remote host. The NRPE daemon runs the appropriate Nagios plugin to check the service or resource. The results from the service check are passed from the NRPE daemon back to the check_nrpe plugin, which then returns the check results to the Nagios process.

What is Nrpe port?

By default, the NRPE daemon listens on TCP port 5666, whether it’s configured to do SSL or not.

Is Nrpe safe?

NRPE uses SSL/TLS encryption if you use it correctly. I’m still using NRPE on all environments across thousands of hosts and if implemented correctly, there is no security risk.

Is Nrpe secure?

1 Answer. Show activity on this post. check_nrpe is not secure, unless you configure and use certificates, if not you are using “Anonymous Diffie-Hellman” see OpenSSL wiki for an explanation. NRPE’s security is based on IP whitelisting only, so not safe against MITM attacks as well…

How restart Nrpe service in Linux?

cfg file will be located in /etc/nagios/nrpe. cfg , and you should be able to then enable and (re)start the nrpe service with: chkconfig nrpe on (which will ensure NRPE starts on system boot), and /etc/init. d/nrpe restart (to restart the service).