Releases

Version 5.2.0 of Winrpe installers use the built-in LOCAL SERVICE as the service account instead of a dedicated account, simplifiying the installation process. We have also updated LibreSSL to the latest available version (2.6.4). Cygwin and GNU tools have also got an update boost.

Version 4.2.2 of Winrpe installers come with newer versions of Cygwin and OpenSSL.

Winrpe version 4.2.0 contains Nrpe 2.15 with full IPv6 support. See release announcement for more information.

$ ./nrpe --version

nrpe: unknown option -- version

NRPE - Nagios Remote Plugin Executor

Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Ethan Galstad (nagios@nagios.org)

Version: 2.15

Last Modified: 09-06-2013

License: GPL v2 with exemptions (-l for more info)

SSL/TLS Available: Anonymous DH Mode, OpenSSL 0.9.6 or higher required

TCP Wrappers Available

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** POSSIBLE SECURITY RISK - COMMAND ARGUMENTS ARE SUPPORTED! **

** Read the NRPE SECURITY file for more information **

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Usage: nrpe [-n] -c <config_file> [-4|-6] <mode>

Options:

-n = Do not use SSL

<config_file> = Name of config file to use

-4 = use ipv4 only

-6 = use ipv6 only

<mode> = One of the following operating modes:

-i = Run as a service under inetd or xinetd

-d = Run as a standalone daemon

-d -s = Run as a subsystem under AIX

Notes:

This program is designed to process requests from the check_nrpe

plugin on the host(s) running Nagios. It can run as a service

under inetd or xinetd (read the docs for info on this), or as a

standalone daemon. Once a request is received from an authorized

host, NRPE will execute the command/plugin (as defined in the

config file) and return the plugin output and return code to the

check_nrpe plugin.

Winrpe version 4.1.1 contains nrpe with command arguments enabled, giving the ability for clients to supply arguments to commands which should be run. Please note that this feature should be considered a security risk, and you should only use it if you know what you're doing! To enable support for command arguments, you must in addition to set the option dont_blame_nrpe directive in the NRPE config file to 1. The installer has also OpenSSL and Cygwin binaries updated.

Nrpe 2.14 contains a number of changes including a patch to prevent a potential security issue arising from passing bash command substitutions as arguments. Winrpe installer delivers also updated versions of Cygwin, OpenSSL and other tools.