[Pkg-nagios-devel] Bug#425303: Bug#425303: nagios2: chmod u+s on check_icmp + check_dhcp

[Loic Dachary]

sean finney <seanius at debian.org> writes:

> reassign 425303 nagios-plugins
> close 425303 1.4.2-5
> thanks
>
> looks like i had a brainfart.  there *is* documentation on this,
> it's just in nagios-plugins  not nagios2 :)  
> see /usr/share/doc/nagios-plugins-basic/README.Debian
>
> so, i'll close the bug.  sorry for the noise.

  Hopefully my story will give you a new perspective on this issue.
Here is what happened to me:

  - Use check_dhcp for the first time
  - Does not work although the dhcp answers manually
  - Double check the syntax to make sure I did not do any mistake
  - Check the host name to see if I'm not addressing another dhcp server
  - Try the check_dhcp manually and see that it works (I'm root but that does
    not strike me at the moment)
  - Bang my head against the wall
  - Dig nagios logs and see a permission denied
  - Connect to irc.freenode.net#nagios and explain my problem
  - Check my firewall configuration and port redirection
  - Dive into the vserver / dhcp server hell for a good hour without
    finding anything relevant
  - Get a cup of coffee and rant with colleagues
  - Someone on #nagios asks if check_dhcp is setuid 
  - Change the suid and have it work

  One could argue that I have poor diagnostics skills. However, I very
much doubt that the following use case is plausible:

  - Use check_dhcp for the first time
  - See it fail
  - Read nagios-plugin README.Debian
  - Add the suid bit

  My hunch is that the majority of use case don't involve reading
README.Debian.  I suggest that another fix is found to solve this
usability problem. I'll let you re-open this bug if you think I made
my point.

  Thanks for packaging nagios !

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