How to use "active" checks in zabbix_get comand?

[leoh]

Sory for asking it here but the documentation is still not enought to help me.

I want to monitor my log file. I know that log[logfile] is already implemented and that it must me an active check.

I need to send a zabbix_get comand to retrieve log[file] information.

How to activate the "active" flag in the zabbix_get comand to monitor my log file? Is this "active" flag only available throught web interface?

[jpdborgna]

where you able to do it?

Regards,

[fpaternot]

Me too, for testing purposes..

[simonfredsted]

Did anyone ever solve this?

[simonfredsted]

For example, when trying to get a log key:

# zabbix_get -s 127.0.0.1 -k 'log["/var/log/nginx/error.log","\[error\]"]'
ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED: Accessible only as active check.

[Firm]

Active checks are executed by zabbix_agentd itself.

[simonfredsted]

Alright.

When I do this:

zabbix_agentd -t 'log["/var/log/nginx/error.log","\[error\]"]'

I get this:

log["/var/log/nginx/error.log","\[error\]"]   [m|ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED] [Accessible only as active check.]

So is that because my agent is not set up properly for active checks?

[Firm]

Active checks list is downloaded and from server by agent automatically. Running zabbix_agentd -t <key> simulates "Zabbix agent" item behavior not "Zabbix agent (active)".

[simonfredsted]

I guess I've been asking the wrong question

How do I test active checks from the command line?

[glebs.ivanovskis]

How do I test active checks from the command line?

It is not possible with built-in capabilities of Zabbix.

If you really need to test active checks without Zabbix server and frontend participation you can start zabbix_agent with ServerActive=... setting and then emulate server somehow using this protocol.