Re: {bb} Reading a file

[Jeff Stoner <leapfrog@freeshell.org>]

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, a m crowe wrote:

> I have a problem which may seem simple but I'm having trouble getting it to 
> work. I have been asked to set up a test on BB to connect to a server, read a 
> file, check whether there is the word OK (or warning/critical) in the file 
> and then report accordingly to BB.


How do you plan to connect to the remote system? ssh, 'r' commands (rsh, 
rcp, rdist, etc.), telnet, ftp, netcat....etc.?

If you have ssh installed, then go to www.deadcat.net and look for either 
bbfetch or bb-central. Use one or the other to implement the msgs check on 
that system.

--Jeff

"I eat steak because I've outsourced my vegetable digestion work to cows."
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