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