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Check arguments within Agent (NRPE) usage

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Service Checks may error if arguments are not parsed correctly

An example of this is when you are sending a command to a host and confusion may occur for you if the same argument is listed within that input.

• This topic is simply about understanding the format and syntax around check_nrpe

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In the example below, the use of “nested” arguments is seen with -a being used twice.

• This becomes simpler to understand however when you see that the single quote is used to encapsulate the command being sent to the host
• Therefore the initial -a is for the check_nrpe command, stating everything within the the single quotes as my argument for the command -c “check_procs”

check_nrpe -H '$HOSTADRESS$ -c check_procs -a '1: -a <Argument String>' -C '%NRPE_CERTIFICATES:1%' -k '%NRPE_CERTIFICATES:2%' -r '%NRPE_CERTIFICATES:3%' -y '%NRPE_CIPHERS:1%'