FAQ
This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the Nagios Plugins.
General
- Who controls the Nagios Plugins project?
- What license is the code distributed under?
- Can I submit a patch?
- Do you accept donations?
Compiling
- How do I compile the plugins?
- The configure script appears to hang
- Why doesn't the --ssl option work?
- How do I build the Nagios::Monitoring::Plugin module?
- Building check_mysql fails on Solaris
- Why use pst3 for check_procs on Solaris?
Installing
- How do I install the plugins?
- Why aren't the root plugins installed?
- Which user owns the installed plugins?
- Shouldn't I use a binary package instead?
Development
- How do I use Git?
- How should a plugin be written?
- Private C APIs
- How do I prove the C routines work?
- Can I add extra tests to the C routines?
- How do the NPTest parameters work?
- How do I use and update Gnulib?
- How do I use the Nagios::Monitoring::Plugin module?
- How do I modify NagiosMIB?
- Can I use Nagios Plugins in my project?