NAME

       nrpe - Nagios Remote Plugin Executor - Server

SYNOPSIS

       nagios-nrpe [-n] -c <config_file> [-4|-6] <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

       -n               = Do not use SSL

       -c <config_file> = Name of config file to use

       -4               = Use IPv4 only

       -6               = Use IPv6 only

       <mode>           = One of the following two operating modes:

         -i             =    Run as a service under inetd or xinetd

         -d             =    Run as a standalone daemon

         -d -s          =    Run as a subsystem under AIX

         -f             =    Don't fork() for systemd, launchd, etc.

       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)