check_file_content

Project Notes

Usage: ./check_file_content.pl -f <file> -P <protocol> [-u <user> -p <password> -d <domain>] -s <"search_expression"> -t <check_type> [-w <warn_level> -c <crit_level>] -V
-h, --help
print this help message
-f, --filepath=PATHTOFILENAME
full path to file to analyze
-P, --protocol=PROTOCOL
protocol used to acess file :
LOCAL for local file (default),
SMB for CIFS file
-u, --user=USER
user to login
-p, --password=PASSWORD
password
-d, --domain=DOMAIN
domain name
-s, --search="EXPRESSION", expression to search in the specified file if check_type INCLUDE, if not, this is the expression to not find
-x, --exception="EXPRESSION", exception expression to search in the specified file if check_type INCLUDE, if not, this is the expression to not search
-t, --check_type=TYPE
Type of search :
INCLUDE for include at least the critical option, then the warning option
EXCLUDE for exclude with a maximum of founded expression smaller than critical option
-w, --warn=INTEGER
number that will cause a warning
-c, --critical=INTEGER
number that will cause an error (Default: 1)
-V, --version
prints version number
Note :
The script will return
* With warn and critical options:
OK if we are able to found expression and the count result respect <warn_level> and depending check_type,
WARNING if we are able to found expression and the count result unrespect <warn_level> and depending check_type,
CRITICAL if we are able to found expression and the count result unrespect <crit_level> and depending check_type,
UNKNOWN if we aren't able to read the file

Commands.cfg :

# 'check_file_content' command definition
define command{
command_name check_file_content
command_line $USER1$/check_file_content.pl -f $ARG1$ -P $ARG2$ -u $ARG3$ -p $ARG4$ -d $ARG5$ -t $ARG6$ -s $ARG7$ -w $ARG8$ -c $ARG9$
}

# 'check_file_content_with_exception' command definition
define command{
command_name check_file_content_with_exception
command_line $USER1$/check_file_content.pl -f $ARG1$ -P $ARG2$ -u $ARG3$ -p $ARG4$ -d $ARG5$ -t $ARG6$ -s $ARG7$ -x $ARG8$ -w $ARG9$ -c $ARG10$
}

Services.cfg :

define service{
use generic-service
host_name my_file_server
service_description Include at least 4 instances of "Provider : OK" in mytest.log
check_command check_file_content!smb://server/dir/file.log!SMB!user!password!domain!INCLUDE!"Provider : OK"!5!3
normal_check_interval 10
}

define service{
use generic-service
host_name my_file_server
service_description Include at least 4 instances of "Provider : OK" in mytest.log with an exception
check_command check_file_content_with_exception!smb://server/dir/file.log!SMB!user!password!domain!INCLUDE!"Provider : OK"!"Provider : OK but i m not sure"!5!3
normal_check_interval 10
}

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