CHECK_UPDATES(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation CHECK_UPDATES(1)NAME
"check_updates" - a Nagios plugin to check if Red Hat or Fedora system
is up-to-date
DESCRIPTION
check_updates is a Nagios plugin to check if Red Hat or Fedora system
is up-to-date
VERSION
Version 1.5.0
SYNOPSIS
check_updates [OPTIONS]
-?, --usage
Print usage information
-h, --help
Print detailed help screen
-V, --version
Print version information
--extra-opts=[<section>[@<config_file>]]
Section and/or config_file from which to load extra options (may repeat)
--boot-check
Check if the machine was booted with the newest kernel (default)
--no-boot-check
do not complain if the machine was booted with an old kernel
-w, --warning=INTEGER
Exit with WARNING status if more than INTEGER updates are available
-c, --critical=INTEGER
Exit with CRITICAL status if more than INTEGER updates are available
-t, --timeout=INTEGER
Seconds before plugin times out (default: 15)
-v, --verbose
Show details for command-line debugging (can repeat up to 3 times)
OPTIONS
-?, --usage Print usage information
-h, --help Print detailed help screen
-V, --version Print version information
--extra-opts=[<section>[@<config_file>]] Section and/or config_file from which to load extra options (may repeat)
--boot-check Check if the machine was booted with the newest kernel (default)
--no-boot-check do not complain if the machine was booted with an old kernel
-w, --warning=INTEGER Exit with WARNING status if more than INTEGER updates are available
-c, --critical=INTEGER Exit with CRITICAL status if more than INTEGER updates are available
-t, --timeout=INTEGER Seconds before plugin times out (default: 15)
-v, --verbose Show details for command-line debugging (can repeat up to 3 times)
Security updates always force a CRITICAL state
EXAMPLE
check_updates
check_updates checks if the system is up-to-date
DIAGNOSTICS
You can specify multiple --verbose options to increase the program
verbosity.
EXIT STATUS
0 if OK, 1 in case of a warning, 2 in case of a critical status and 3
in case of an unkown problem
DEPENDENCIES
check_updates depends on
· Carp
· English
· Getopt::Long
· Nagios::Plugin
· Nagios::Plugin::Getopt
· Nagios::Plugin::Threshold
· POSIX
· Readonly
· Sort::Versions
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
SEE ALSO
Nagios documentation
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to matteo.corti@id.ethz.ch,
or through the web interface at
http://trac.id.ethz.ch/projects/nagios_plugins/newticket?component=check_updates
Be sure to include the output produced by the plugin with the --verbose
option:
check_updates -v -v -v
AUTHOR
Matteo Corti <matteo.corti@id.ethz.ch>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Matteo Corti
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of GNU general public license (gpl) version 3 or (at
your option) any later version. See the LICENSE file for details.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT
WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER
PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH
YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENCE, BE LIABLE
TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING
RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A
FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF
SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to:
· Peter Bircher & Cristian Tuduce for several bug fixes
· Mark Greenheigh for the prompt and precise bug reports
· Jose Pedro Oliveria for the build and release fixes
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