* Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Checking for a webcam with Nagios
@ 2007-09-09 12:46 99% ` Mick
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From: Mick @ 2007-09-09 12:46 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Sunday 09 September 2007, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote:
> Mick wrote:
> > I want to monitor that a webcam is up & functioning. When I use the
> > check_http Nagios command the webcam returns a request for passwd
> > authentication. This is because the webcam GUI requires passwd
> > authentication. Nagios registers a "HTTP WARNING: HTTP/1.0 401
> > Unauthorized" message and of courses generates an alert.
> >
> > How would you recommend I monitor this webcam with Nagios?
>
> Can't you add the username and password to the HTTP url?
>
> Like http://username:password@ip.of.webcam/whatever/path
Thanks Arturo,
Yes I can, but I thought that exposing authentication details in plain text
config files is not particularly safe. Isn't there another way?
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Regards,
Mick
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