system.run and proc.num ????

[denso]

after my previous post about proc.num not working correctly or me misunderstanding it I decided to try system.run item instead and found this will not work ad documented either. I was trying:
[root@diam-orzabbix ~]# zabbix_get -s hrnpcm1 -p 10001 -k system.run[ps faux ]
ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED

so i look at the documentation and see:

Example:
Detailed file list of root directory.
system.run[ls -l /]

so I try:

[root@diam-orzabbix ~]# zabbix_get -s hrnpcm1 -p 10001 -k system.run[ls -l /]
zabbix_get: invalid option -- l
usage: zabbix_get [-hv] -s<host name or IP> [-p<port number>] -k<key>

Intresting.... Mabey I don't understand or I am not including something but I would like to try this option as stated in the documentation.

[denso]

update

Workaround for problem....

if you have an agent in /home/zabbix
create /home/zabbix/bin directory
inside directory create script eg: ps1

script should have real command inside:

#!/bin/bash
#
ps -faux | grep -c httpd.conf

use system.run and point toward script:

[root@diam-orzabbix ~]# zabbix_get -s hrnpcm1 -p 10001 -k system.run[/home/zabbix/bin/ps1]
14


works....
but what about proc.num .....?

[dave smith]

It may be worth quoting the square brackets, ie

zabbix_get -s hrnpcm1 -p 10001 -k 'system.run[ps faux ]'