https://github.com/voronenko/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

Simple nagios plugin for monitoring critical updates on host
https://github.com/voronenko/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

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Simple nagios plugin for monitoring critical updates on host

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/voronenko/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates
• Owner: Voronenko
• Created: 2013-03-12T20:00:08.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-05-17T11:19:25.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-15T01:15:32.493Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 133 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

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Simple nagios plugin for monitoring critical updates on host

Assuming you have installed it into 

/etc/nagios-plugins/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

#Define new command (for example by amending commands.cfg)

define command {

  command_name check_criticalupdates

  

  command_line /etc/nagios-plugins/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates/check_critical

  

}

#Define service to check on concrete host.  Enjoy!

define service {

        use                             generic-service         ; Name of service

        

        host_name                       localhost

        

        service_description             Security updates pending

        

        check_command           check_criticalupdates

                

        }

#Installation on remote host:

On remote host:

1.  Install npre server

sudo apt-get install nagios-nrpe-server

sudo gedit /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg

modify allowed_hosts to include main nagios address

allowed_hosts = 192.168.0.8,127.0.0.1

2.	Install security updates checker from https://github.com/Voronenko/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

Next steps assume, that you don’t want git installed:

cd /usr/lib/nagios

sudo mkdir nagios-plugin-criticalupdates

cd nagios-plugin-criticalupdates/

sudo touch  check_criticalupdates.sh

sudo gedit check_criticalupdates.sh

copy contents of the file https://raw.github.com/Voronenko/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates/master/check_criticalupdates.sh and save

sudo chmod +x check_criticalupdates.sh

3.	Register security update checker command in /etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg

command[check_criticalupdates]=/usr/lib/nagios/nagios-plugin-criticalupdates/check_criticalupdates.sh

4.	Restart nagios nrpe server

sudo service nagios-nrpe-server restart