Windows NRPE

check_MostRecentFile

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VBScript: for a given directory, it finds the most recently modified file and checks if its modification date is older than [w] or [c] minutes. It also checks if the file size is at least [z] bytes.
It’s useful for monitoring incremental log files with names that change with the dates.

Current Version

1.0

Last Release Date

2010-11-17

Compatible With

  • Nagios 3.x

Owner

Dirk

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check_MostRecentFile.vbs
Project Notes
Output values: 0=OK, 1=Warning, 2=critical, 3=unknown This script can be useful for monitoring application log file names that change with the date. For example, I often want to check if a process is still generating a log file (and that the file is not empty). Intended for use with Nagios check_nrpe / nsclient++. It accepts four arguments: - directory path - warning age (in minutes) - critical age (in minutes) - minimum file size (in bytes) sample command line execution: cscript check_MostRecentFile.vbs c:testdir 1440 2880 10 NOTE: Files with the "hidden" attribute are intentionally excluded by the script, but this can be easily changed if needed.
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In reply to peakyblinder
by jlovegrove, December 31, 2014
@peakyblinder - I believe you have to use short paths.

You can find out the short path of a directory by CMD>DIR /X

DIR /X gives you the short file name for each file/folder.

Example: C:PROGRA~1MICROS~3 is a short path to Program FilesMicrosoft SQL.
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What to do about spaces?
by peakyblinder, April 30, 2014
This works great except when you want to use spaces in your directory paths.

If you know of a workaround or how to specify the command it would be a great help.

Thanks,
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