debian man page for nrpe

NAGIOS-NRPE(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    NAGIOS-NRPE(8)

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)