Checking a file, for a version number

[highway_fixer_man]

Hi Guys,

I would like to run a check on a specific file - its a text file that contains the software vendors info, and the version number.

I can clean it up to become an environment variable that gives me exactly the number I want:

root@lane-8304:~#software_version=$(cat /path/to/fileIwanttocheck.txt | head -n 1| cut -b 16,17,18,19,20) 

root@lane-8304:~#echo $software_version

1.2.3

The above is an example, but this is exactly what I have, just with different values for the software version file, etc.

How can I get this variable to show up in Zabbix? I just want to be able to check this version number periodically.



Can anyone help me? A link to a similar question, what to search (google or this forum), anything would be appreciated. I have poked around on this forum and not found anything that suits my query - unless I am searching for the wrong things.

[cyber]

Look like job for UserParameters

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/6.0/en/manual/config/items/userparameters

[cyber]

Look like job for UserParameters

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/6.0/en/manual/config/items/userparameters

[tim.mooney]

root@lane-8304:~#software_version=$(cat /path/to/fileIwanttocheck.txt | head -n 1| cut -b 16,17,18,19,20)

A minor quibble, but this is a pet peeve of mine: do a web search for "useless use of cat". 'head' can read a file, you don't need 'cat' to pipe it to 'head'.

[highway_fixer_man]

A minor quibble, but this is a pet peeve of mine: do a web search for "useless use of cat". 'head' can read a file, you don't need 'cat' to pipe it to 'head'.

Good point - I just go in one direction in my mind (if that makes sense to anyone but me), I often get called out for it, bad habit - I'll clean it up, thanks.


I managed to get exactly what I wanted thanks to cyber's direction.

Added the relevant line to the zabbix agent config, restarted the agent, and added the item to a template, and got what I wanted.

Thanks all.