NSClient problem

hi,

I recently installed Nagios and wanted to monitor windows 2003 server. I installed the NSClient++ in the server to be monitored.Nagios is showing the folliowinng error message. Can you please help me out.

CPU Load UNKNOWN 10-21-2008 12:16:40 0d 0h 28m 18s 3/3 NSClient - ERROR: Could not get data for 5 perhaps we don’t collect data this far back?

Memory Usage UNKNOWN 10-21-2008 12:18:37 0d 0h 26m 21s 3/3 NSClient - ERROR: Failed to get PDH value.

Uptime UNKNOWN 10-21-2008 12:20:35 0d 0h 25m 53s 3/3 NSClient - ERROR: Could not get value

Shiva

Post your nsc.ini file here and also service definition. Also check nsc.log file if there are any error, warning etc.

hello,
I have the same problem on one computer. I`m beginner with using nagios. I made three same nsc.ini files on two computers is everything ok and one is still unaviable to send the CPU, Memory and Uptime status

I`m sorry for long report :slight_smile:

nsc.ini

[modules]

;# NSCLIENT++ MODULES

;# A list with DLLs to load at startup.

; You will need to enable some of these for NSClient++ to work.

; ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

; * *

; * N O T I C E ! ! ! - Y O U H A V E T O E D I T T H I S *

; * *

; ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

FileLogger.dll

CheckSystem.dll

CheckDisk.dll

NSClientListener.dll

NRPEListener.dll

SysTray.dll

CheckEventLog.dll

CheckHelpers.dll

;CheckWMI.dll

;

; RemoteConfiguration IS AN EXTREM EARLY IDEA SO DONT USE FOR PRODUCTION ENVIROMNEMTS!

;RemoteConfiguration.dll

; NSCA Agent is a new beta module use with care!

;NSCAAgent.dll

; LUA script module used to write your own “check deamon” (sort of) early beta.

;LUAScript.dll

; Script to check external scripts and/or internal aliases, early beta.

CheckExternalScripts.dll

; Check other hosts through NRPE extreme beta and probably a bit dangerous! :slight_smile:

NRPEClient.dll

; Extreamly early beta of a task-schedule checker

CheckTaskSched.dll

[Settings]

;# OBFUSCATED PASSWORD

; This is the same as the password option but here you can store the password in an obfuscated manner.

; NOTICE obfuscation is NOT the same as encryption, someone with access to this file can still figure out the

; password. Its just a bit harder to do it at first glance.

;obfuscated_password=Jw0KAUUdXlAAUwASDAAB

;

;# PASSWORD

; This is the password (-s) that is required to access NSClient remotely. If you leave this blank everyone will be able to access the daemon remotly.

;password=secret-password

;

;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES

; This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to the all daemons.

; If leave this blank anyone can access the deamon remotly (NSClient still requires a valid password).

; The syntax is host or ip/mask so 192.168.0.0/24 will allow anyone on that subnet access

allowed_hosts=172.16.8.132/20

;

;# USE THIS FILE

; Use the INI file as opposed to the registry if this is 0 and the use_reg in the registry is set to 1

; the registry will be used instead.

use_file=1

;

; # USE SHARED MEMORY CHANNELS

; This is the “new” way for using the system tray based on an IPC framework on top shared memmory channels and events.

; It is brand new and (probably has bugs) so dont enable this unless for testing!

; If set to 1 shared channels will be created and system tray icons created and such and such…

;shared_session=0

[log]

;# LOG DEBUG

; Set to 1 if you want debug message printed in the log file (debug messages are always printed to stdout when run with -test)

;debug=1

;

;# LOG FILE

; The file to print log statements to

;file=nsclient.log

;

;# LOG DATE MASK

; The format to for the date/time part of the log entry written to file.

;date_mask=%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S

;

;# LOG ROOT FOLDER

; The root folder to use for logging.

; exe = the folder where the executable is located

; local-app-data = local application data (probably a better choice then the old default)

;root_folder=exe

[NSClient]

;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES

; This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to NSClient deamon.

; If you leave this blank the global version will be used instead.

allowed_hosts=

;

;# NSCLIENT PORT NUMBER

; This is the port the NSClientListener.dll will listen to.

port=12489

;

;# BIND TO ADDRESS

; Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.

; Leaving this blank will bind to all avalible IP adresses.

;bind_to_address=

;

;# SOCKET TIMEOUT

; Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.

;socket_timeout=30

[NRPE]

;# NRPE PORT NUMBER

; This is the port the NRPEListener.dll will listen to.

;port=5666

;

;# COMMAND TIMEOUT

; This specifies the maximum number of seconds that the NRPE daemon will allow plug-ins to finish executing before killing them off.

;command_timeout=60

;

;# COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING

; This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.

;allow_arguments=0

;

;# COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS

; This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><’"]{}) characters in arguments.

;allow_nasty_meta_chars=0

;

;# USE SSL SOCKET

; This option controls if SSL should be used on the socket.

;use_ssl=1

;

;# BIND TO ADDRESS

; Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.

; Leaving this blank will bind to all avalible IP adresses.

; bind_to_address=

;

;# ALLOWED HOST ADDRESSES

; This is a comma-delimited list of IP address of hosts that are allowed to talk to NRPE deamon.

; If you leave this blank the global version will be used instead.

;allowed_hosts=

;

;# SCRIPT DIRECTORY

; All files in this directory will become check commands.

; WARNING This is undoubtedly dangerous so use with care!

;script_dir=scripts\

;

;# SOCKET TIMEOUT

; Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.

;socket_timeout=30

[Check System]

;# CPU BUFFER SIZE

; Can be anything ranging from 1s (for 1 second) to 10w for 10 weeks. Notice that a larger buffer will waste memory

; so don’t use a larger buffer then you need (ie. the longest check you do +1).

;CPUBufferSize=1h

;

;# CHECK RESOLUTION

; The resolution to check values (currently only CPU).

; The value is entered in 1/10:th of a second and the default is 10 (which means ones every second)

;CheckResolution=10

;

;# CHECK ALL SERVICES

; Configure how to check services when a CheckAll is performed.

; …=started means services in that class has to be running.

; …=stopped means services in that class has to be stopped.

; …=ignored means services in this class will be ignored.

;check_all_services[SERVICE_BOOT_START]=ignored

;check_all_services[SERVICE_SYSTEM_START]=ignored

;check_all_services[SERVICE_AUTO_START]=started

;check_all_services[SERVICE_DEMAND_START]=ignored

;check_all_services[SERVICE_DISABLED]=stopped

[External Script]

;# COMMAND TIMEOUT

; This specifies the maximum number of seconds that the NRPE daemon will allow plug-ins to finish executing before killing them off.

;command_timeout=60

;

;# COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING

; This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.

;allow_arguments=0

;

;# COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS

; This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><’"]{}) characters in arguments.

;allow_nasty_meta_chars=0

;

;# COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS

; This option determines whether or not the NRPE daemon will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><’"]{}) characters in arguments.

;script_dir=c:\my\script\dir

[External Scripts]

;check_es_long=scripts\long.bat

;check_es_ok=scripts\ok.bat

;check_es_nok=scripts\nok.bat

;check_vbs_sample=cscript.exe //T:30 //NoLogo scripts\check_vb.vbs

;check_powershell_warn=cmd /c echo scripts\powershell.ps1 | powershell.exe -command -

[External Alias]

;alias_cpu=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=5m time=1m time=30s

;alias_disk=CheckDriveSize MinWarn=10% MinCrit=5% CheckAll FilterType=FIXED

;alias_service=checkServiceState CheckAll

;alias_mem=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll type=physical

;alias_event_log=CheckEventLog file=application file=system filter=new filter=out MaxWarn=1 MaxCrit=1 filter-generated=>2d filter-severity==success filter-severity==informational truncate=1023 unique descriptions “syntax=%severity%: %source%: %message% (%count%)”

; [includes]

;# The order when used is “reversed” thus the last included file will be “first”

;# Included files can include other files (be carefull only do basic recursive checking)

;

; myotherfile.ini

; real.ini

[NSCA Agent]

;# CHECK INTERVALL (in seconds)

; How often we should run the checks and submit the results.

;interval=5

;

;# ENCRYPTION METHOD

; This option determines the method by which the send_nsca client will encrypt the packets it sends

; to the nsca daemon. The encryption method you choose will be a balance between security and

; performance, as strong encryption methods consume more processor resources.

; You should evaluate your security needs when choosing an encryption method.

;

; Note: The encryption method you specify here must match the decryption method the nsca daemon uses

; (as specified in the nsca.cfg file)!!

; Values:

; 0 = None (Do NOT use this option)

; 1 = Simple XOR (No security, just obfuscation, but very fast)

; 2 = DES

; 3 = 3DES (Triple DES)

; 4 = CAST-128

; 6 = xTEA

; 8 = BLOWFISH

; 9 = TWOFISH

; 11 = RC2

; 14 = RIJNDAEL-128 (AES)

; 20 = SERPENT

;encryption_method=14

;

;# ENCRYPTION PASSWORD

; This is the password/passphrase that should be used to encrypt the sent packets.

;password=

;

;# BIND TO ADDRESS

; Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip adress not a hostname.

; Leaving this blank will bind to “one” local interface.

; – not supported as of now –

;bind_to_address=

;

;# LOCAL HOST NAME

; The name of this host (if empty “computername” will be used.

;hostname=

;

;# NAGIOS SERVER ADDRESS

; The address to the nagios server to submit results to.

;nsca_host=172.16.8.132

;

;# NAGIOS SERVER PORT

; The port to the nagios server to submit results to.

;nsca_port=5667

;

;# CHECK COMMAND LIST

; The checks to run everytime we submit results back to nagios

; Any command(alias/key) starting with a host_ is sent as HOST_COMMAND others are sent as SERVICE_COMMANDS

; where the alias/key is used as service name.

;

[NSCA Commands]

;my_cpu_check=checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 time=20m time=10s time=4

;my_mem_check=checkMem MaxWarn=80% MaxCrit=90% ShowAll type=page

;my_svc_check=checkServiceState CheckAll exclude=wampmysqld exclude=MpfService

;host_check=check_ok

[NRPE Handlers]

;# COMMAND DEFINITIONS

;# Command definitions that this daemon will run.

;# Can be either NRPE syntax:

;command[check_users]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_users -w 5 -c 10

;# Or simplified syntax:

;test=c:\test.bat foo $ARG1$ bar

;check_disk1=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_disk -w 5 -c 10

;# Or even loopback (inject) syntax (to run internal commands)

;# This is a way to run “NSClient” commands and other internal module commands such as check eventlog etc.

;check_cpu=inject checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 5 10 15

;check_eventlog=inject CheckEventLog Application warn.require.eventType=error warn.require.eventType=warning critical.require.eventType=error critical.exclude.eventType=info truncate=1024 descriptions

;check_disk_c=inject CheckFileSize ShowAll MaxWarn=1024M MaxCrit=4096M File:WIN=c:\ATI*.*

;# But be careful:

; dont_check=inject dont_check This will “loop forever” so be careful with the inject command…

;# Check some escapings…

; check_escape=inject CheckFileSize ShowAll MaxWarn=1024M MaxCrit=4096M “File: foo " WIN=c:\WINDOWS\.

;# Some real world samples

;nrpe_cpu=inject checkCPU warn=80 crit=90 5 10 15

;nrpe_ok=scripts\ok.bat

;check_multi_line=scripts\multi_line.bat

;#

;# The sample scripts

;#

;check_long=scripts\long.bat

;check_ok=scripts\ok.bat

;check_nok=scripts\xlong.bat

;check_vbs=cscript.exe //T:30 //NoLogo scripts\check_vb.vbs

;# REMOTE NRPE PROXY COMMANDS

; A list of commands that check other hosts.

; Used by the NRPECLient module

[NRPE Client Handlers]

check_other=-H 192.168.0.1 -p 5666 -c remote_command -a arguments

;# LUA SCRIPT SECTION

; A list of all Lua scripts to load.

;[LUA Scripts]

;scripts\test.lua


and nsclient.log

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:.\FileLogger.cpp:92: Starting to log for: NSClient++ - 0.3.5.2 2008-09-24

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:262: Booting: NSClientpp (Nagios) 0.3.5.2 2008-09-24 w32

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:370: Attempting to start NSCLient++ - 0.3.5.2 2008-09-24

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: CheckDisk…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: Event log Checker…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: Check External Scripts…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: Helper function…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: CheckSystem…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: CheckTaskSched…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:66: Autodetected w2k or later, using w2k PDH counters.

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: File logger…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:103: Using index to retrive counternames

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:CACHE.\FileLogger.cpp:93: Log path is: C:\NSClient++\nsclient.log

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: NRPE client…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NRPEClient.cpp:49: humm…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NRPEClient.cpp:51: check_other

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NRPEClient.cpp:79: Added NRPE Client: check_other = host: 192.168.0.1, port: 5666, timeout: 10, ssl: 1, buffer_length: 1024

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:123: Found countername: CPU: ?ãYã(_total)?ãYã

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: NRPE server…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:124: Found countername: UPTIME: ?ãYã?ãYã

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:125: Found countername: MCL: ?ãYã?ãYã

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:126: Found countername: MCB: ?ãYã?ãYã

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:133: Failed to open performance counters: ?ãYã(_total)?ãYã: PdhAddCounter failed: -1073738824: Zadaný objekt není v systému nalezen.

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:169: We aparently failed to load counters trying to use default (English) counters or those configured in nsc.ini

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:178: Failed to open performance counters: \Memory\Commit Limit: PdhAddCounter failed: -1073738824: Zadaný objekt není v systému nalezen.

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:CACHE.\PDHCollector.cpp:212: No performance counters were found we will not wait for the end instead…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: NSClient server…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:CACHEd:\documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\NSCP\branches\stable\include\Socket.h:645: bind failed: 10048: Normálnì je povoleno pouze jedno použití každé adresy (protokolu, síové adresy, portu) soketu.

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:CACHE.\NSClient++.cpp:773: Loading plugin: SystemTray…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:d:\documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\NSCP\branches\stable\include\Socket.h:645: bind failed: 10048: Normálnì je povoleno pouze jedno použití každé adresy (protokolu, síové adresy, portu) soketu.

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:d:\documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\NSCP\branches\stable\include\Socket.h:668: Socket did not start properly, we will now do nothing…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:.\NSClient++.cpp:476: NSCLient++ - 0.3.5.2 2008-09-24 Started!

2009-04-29 16:45:18: error:d:\documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\NSCP\branches\stable\include\Socket.h:668: Socket did not start properly, we will now do nothing…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:.\NSClient++.cpp:278: Using settings from: INI-file

2009-04-29 16:45:18: debug:.\TrayIcon.cpp:53: Failed to load: ChangeWindowMessageFilter aparently we are not on Vista…

2009-04-29 16:45:18: message:.\NSClient++.cpp:279: Enter command to inject or exit to terminate…

2009-04-29 16:45:49: error:.\PDHCollector.cpp:264: Failed to get CPU value: No value has been collected yet

Thanks in advance

try this from the command line on the server not reporting correctly

lodctr /R (R must be capitol)

I plagerized this answer from here
nsclient.org/nscp/discussion/message/1065

adam