djmitche / pynsca

Python NSCA (Nagios Service Check Acceptor) library

A very simple module to allow nagios service check results to be submitted via NSCA.

Usage

>>> import pynsca
>>> from pynsca import NSCANotifier
>>> notif = NSCANotifier("nagios")
>>> notif.svc_result("host", "service", pynsca.OK, "Looks Good!")

Prebuild RPM packages

The Bareos project builds (using open build server) and publishes python-pynsca RPM packages for a variety of RPM based Linux distribution, you can directly install from the repository: http://download.bareos.org/bareos/contrib/

Debian / Ubuntu packages may follow later.

Requirements

• Python 2.4 or higher
• python-mcrypt, if using AES encryption
• pycrypto, if using 3DES encryption
• No other libraries required

Issues

Please file any bugs or feature requests at

https://github.com/djmitche/pynsca/issues

Changes

1.6 (Unreleased)

• Debian package updated.
• spec file to generate a RPM package.

1.5

PyCrypto is only required when using 3DES encryption (mode 3).

1.4

The library now supports 3DES encryption (mode 3). This adds the requirement for PyCrypto.