#Nagios check_mysql Plugin
check_mysql v2.4.12 (nagios-plugins 2.4.12)
Copyright (c) 1999-2014 Nagios Plugin Development Team
<devel@nagios-plugins.org>
This program tests connections to a MySQL server
Usage:
check_mysql [-d database] [-H host] [-P port] [-s socket]
[-u user] [-p password] [-S] [-l] [-a cert] [-k key]
[-C ca-cert] [-D ca-dir] [-L ciphers] [-f optfile] [-g group]
Options:
-h, --help
Print detailed help screen
-V, --version
Print version information
--extra-opts=[section][@file]
Read options from an ini file. See
https://www.nagios-plugins.org/doc/extra-opts.html
for usage and examples.
-H, --hostname=ADDRESS
Host name, IP Address, or unix socket (must be an absolute path)
-P, --port=INTEGER
Port number (default: 3306)
-n, --ignore-auth
Ignore authentication failure and check for mysql connectivity only
-s, --socket=STRING
Use the specified socket (has no effect if -H is used)
-d, --database=STRING
Check database with indicated name
-f, --file=STRING
Read from the specified client options file
-g, --group=STRING
Use a client options group
-u, --username=STRING
Connect using the indicated username
-p, --password=STRING
Use the indicated password to authenticate the connection
==> IMPORTANT: THIS FORM OF AUTHENTICATION IS NOT SECURE!!! <==
Your clear-text password could be visible as a process table entry
-S, --check-slave
Check if the slave thread is running properly.
-w, --warning
Exit with WARNING status if slave server is more than INTEGER seconds
behind master
-c, --critical
Exit with CRITICAL status if slave server is more then INTEGER seconds
behind master
-l, --ssl
Use ssl encryptation
-C, --ca-cert=STRING
Path to CA signing the cert
-a, --cert=STRING
Path to SSL certificate
-k, --key=STRING
Path to private SSL key
-D, --ca-dir=STRING
Path to CA directory
-L, --ciphers=STRING
List of valid SSL ciphers
There are no required arguments. By default, the local database is checked
using the default unix socket. You can force TCP on localhost by using an
IP address or FQDN ('localhost' will use the socket as well).
Notes:
You must specify -p with an empty string to force an empty password,
overriding any my.cnf settings.
Send email to help@nagios-plugins.org if you have questions regarding use
of this software. To submit patches or suggest improvements, send email to
devel@nagios-plugins.org