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CHECK_UPDATES(1)      User Contributed Perl Documentation     CHECK_UPDATES(1)

NAME
       "check_updates" - a Nagios plugin to check if Red Hat or Fedora system
       is up-to-date

DESCRIPTION
       check_updates is a Nagios plugin to check if Red Hat or Fedora system
       is up-to-date

VERSION
       Version 1.5.0

SYNOPSIS
	 check_updates [OPTIONS]

	 -?, --usage
	   Print usage information
	 -h, --help
	   Print detailed help screen
	 -V, --version
	   Print version information
	 --extra-opts=[<section>[@<config_file>]]
	   Section and/or config_file from which to load extra options (may repeat)
	 --boot-check
	   Check if the machine was booted with the newest kernel (default)
	 --no-boot-check
	   do not complain if the machine was booted with an old kernel
	 -w, --warning=INTEGER
	   Exit with WARNING status if more than INTEGER updates are available
	 -c, --critical=INTEGER
	   Exit with CRITICAL status if more than INTEGER updates are available
	 -t, --timeout=INTEGER
	   Seconds before plugin times out (default: 15)
	 -v, --verbose
	   Show details for command-line debugging (can repeat up to 3 times)

OPTIONS
	 -?, --usage				  Print usage information

	 -h, --help				  Print detailed help screen

	 -V, --version				  Print version information

	 --extra-opts=[<section>[@<config_file>]] Section and/or config_file from which to load extra options (may repeat)

	 --boot-check				  Check if the machine was booted with the newest kernel (default)

	 --no-boot-check			  do not complain if the machine was booted with an old kernel

	 -w, --warning=INTEGER			  Exit with WARNING status if more than INTEGER updates are available

	 -c, --critical=INTEGER			  Exit with CRITICAL status if more than INTEGER updates are available

	 -t, --timeout=INTEGER			  Seconds before plugin times out (default: 15)

	 -v, --verbose				  Show details for command-line debugging (can repeat up to 3 times)

       Security updates always force a CRITICAL state

EXAMPLE
	check_updates

       check_updates checks if the system is up-to-date

DIAGNOSTICS
       You can specify multiple --verbose options to increase the program
       verbosity.

EXIT STATUS
       0 if OK, 1 in case of a warning, 2 in case of a critical status and 3
       in case of an unkown problem

DEPENDENCIES
       check_updates depends on

       ·   Carp

       ·   English

       ·   Getopt::Long

       ·   Nagios::Plugin

       ·   Nagios::Plugin::Getopt

       ·   Nagios::Plugin::Threshold

       ·   POSIX

       ·   Readonly

       ·   Sort::Versions

INCOMPATIBILITIES
       None reported.

SEE ALSO
       Nagios documentation

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
       No bugs have been reported.

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to matteo.corti@id.ethz.ch,
       or through the web interface at
       http://trac.id.ethz.ch/projects/nagios_plugins/newticket?component=check_updates

       Be sure to include the output produced by the plugin with the --verbose
       option:

	 check_updates -v -v -v

AUTHOR
       Matteo Corti <matteo.corti@id.ethz.ch>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Matteo Corti

       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of GNU general public license (gpl) version 3 or (at
       your option) any later version.	See the LICENSE file for details.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
       BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
       FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT
       WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER
       PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
       EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
       WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
       ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH
       YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
       NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

       IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
       WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
       REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENCE, BE LIABLE
       TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
       CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
       SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING
       RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A
       FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF
       SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
       DAMAGES.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
       Many thanks to:

       ·   Peter Bircher & Cristian Tuduce for several bug fixes

       ·   Mark Greenheigh for the prompt and precise bug reports

       ·   Jose Pedro Oliveria for the build and release fixes

perl v5.14.1			  2011-10-03		      CHECK_UPDATES(1)

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