Logs monitoring plugin

Checks an url raise an alert if some problem is found. Uses curl with all its power, so you can extend your check with all curl options.

VERSION

Install

Linux:

sudo pip3 install logs_plugin --upgrade

Also is possible to use:

sudo python3 -m pip install logs_plugin --upgrade

On windows with python3.5:

pip install logs_plugin --upgrade

For proxies add:

--proxy='http://user:passw@server:port'

Usage

Use the command line:

> logs_plugin --help
  usage: logs_plugin [-h] [-fl [Fileocation]] [-wd [Word to Check]] [-e [EXTRA_ARGS]]

    optional arguments:
                        -h, --help            show this help message and exit
                        -fl [Fileocation], --filelocation [Fileocation]
                                                file to check
                        -wd [Word_to_check], --wordtocheck [Word to Check]
                                                word to check
                        -e [EXTRA_ARGS], --extra_args [EXTRA_ARGS]
                                                extra args to add to curl, see curl manpage

Example usage

Example basic usage:

> logs_plugin  --fl '{filelocation}' --wd '{word_to_check}'

Nagios config

Example command:

define command{
    command_name  logs_plugin
    command_line  /usr/local/bin/logs_plugin --fl '$ARG1$' --wd $ARG2$ $ARG3$
}

With proxy defined

# use logs_plugin with proxy

define command {

command_name logs_plugin command_line https_proxy=http://user:pass@PROXYIP:PORT /usr/local/bin/logs_plugin –fl ‘$ARG1$’ –wd $ARG2$ $ARG5$}

Example service:

define service {
        host_name                       SERVERX
        service_description             service_name
        check_command                   logs_plugin!c:\logs\log.txt!wordtocheck
        use                                         generic-service
        notes                           some useful notes
}

With proxy defined:

define service {

host_name SERVERX service_description service_name check_command logs_plugin!c:logslog.txt!wordtocheck use generic-service notes some useful notes}

You can use ansible role that already has the installation and command: https://github.com/CoffeeITWorks/ansible_nagios4_server_plugins

TODO

• Use hash passwords

• Add Unit tests?