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Ubuntu 10.04 - NRPE

Instructions for installing the NRPE Agent are located here.

https://support.nagios.com/kb/article.php?id=515

Test NRPE Client / Agent

This will test that the NRPE Client / Agent is properly installed and listening on port 5666. The following command is executed on a Nagios Core server and the computer running the NPRE Client / Agent has the ip address 192.168.142.132.
  • Type /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_nrpe -H 192.168.142.135 and press Enter
  • You should receive a response like:
    • NRPE v2.12
  • This confirms the NRPE Client / Agent is working