[Nagiosplug-devel] [ nagiosplug-Patches-1901262 ] check_mysql: Support for custom my.cnf

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Patches item #1901262, was opened at 2008-02-25 11:41
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Category: Enhancement
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Thorsten Tüllmann (thorstent)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: check_mysql: Support for custom my.cnf

Initial Comment:
check_mysql can read a passwort either from the command line or from the system's my.cnf. my.cnf is world-readable and command line arguments show up in the process list. A more secure solution is to put the password in a file, only the user running the plugin can access.
The patch does exactly this. By calling 'check_mysql -f /etc/mysql/nagios.cnf' the plugin reads its configuration options from the given file.

I am no C guru, the code works for me and probably lacks some error handling. 

bye,
Thorsten

Patch against Plugin Version (-V output): SVN revision 1916
Plugin Name: check_mysql
Example Plugin Commandline: check_mysql -f /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Tested on operating system: Debian Etch
Tested on architecture: i386
Tested with compiler: gcc 3.3.5

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