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.TH NAGIOS-NRPE 8 "January 14, 2004"
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nrpe \- Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Server
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\fI-c <config_file> <mode>\fR
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The purpose of this addon is to allow you to execute Nagios plugins on a
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remote host in as transparent a manner as possible.
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This program runs as a background process on the remote host and processes
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command execution requests from the check_nrpe plugin on the Nagios host.
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<config_file> = Name of config file to use
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<mode> = One of the following two operating modes:
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= Run as a service under inetd or xinetd
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= Run as a standalone daemon
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This program is designed to process requests from the check_nrpe
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plugin on the host(s) running Nagios. It can run as a service
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under inetd or xinetd (read the docs for info on this), or as a
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standalone daemon. Once a request is received from an authorized
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host, NRPE will execute the command/plugin (as defined in the
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config file) and return the plugin output and return code to the
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This manual page was written by Jason Thomas <jason@debian.org>,
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for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
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