Provided by: nagios-nrpe-server_3.2.1-1ubuntu1_amd64 
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)