The purpose of this is to be able to place the nrpe daemon on a remote Linux machine and be able to monitor specific internal aspects of the server that you would not normally be able to get access to.
You will need to become root and create the user nagios with a password.
# useradd nagios
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Review File Locations
There are a number of files that you should review, both their location and their content. It is important that you review these because if you change a file location you may have to modify a number of additional files that depend on that location.
Log File
An archives directory is created in /var/log/nagios3 [...]
Adding a Public Service Check
This lab will help you understand how to add public service checks for remote servers.
Step #1: Add a Host
An easy way to start setting up hosts is to choose a web server to monitor.
You will need to edit /etc/nagios3/Define your host, give it a host name and an alias, be sure [...]
Nagios is a free, open-source tool that can be used to monitor network components and services. When it detects a problem, it can send alert messages by either e-mail or pager. It can also be configured so that only designated personnel can view status information for particular services or equipment. This tutorial will show you [...]
