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Private Key Exhange for NAGIOS Scripts

Ralphr

Can you use private key exchanges when trying to use/convert NAGIOS scripts in SAM ?

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aLTeReGo

The Nagios Script monitor does not support the use of certificate based authentication if that's what you're asking.

Ralphr

Honestly I don't know if that's what I'm asking Are private keys and certs the same thing ? Our Linux team still uses some Nagios scripts and I wanted to try and get APM/SAM to run these. Our Linux admin gave me a CD of public and private keys that need to be installed in order to access thier systems and run these scripts. Is this doable ? If so what directory do I copy these keys to ?

lukas.belza

Hello,

The Nagios Script monitor and Linux Script monitor in SAM connect to target Linux/Unix machine using SSH and then create and run the script on the target machine. Only Username/Password authentication is supported for this SSH connection. You can configure the SSH connection on the target machine to use Username and Private Key for SSH authentication, but this option is not supported in SAM.

Kind Regards,

Lukas Belza (SolarWinds development)

aLTeReGo

In the latest SAM 5.5 beta it is now possible to utilize SSH Private Key certificates for authentication with Linux/Unix and Nagios Script Monitors. If you'd like to participate in the latest SAM beta you can sign-up here to download to give it a try.

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