[Pkg-nagios-devel] Bug#863981: check_ping uses IPv6 with -4

[Jan Wagner]

Hi Stefan,

thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Am 02.06.2017 um 18:39 schrieb Stefan Bühler:
> check_ping doesn't forward the "-4" option to ping, and ping prefers
> IPv6 now (i.e. probably whatever is configured through gai.ping).
> 
> Giving upstream only allows configuring "ping-command" and
> "ping6-command" (there is no explicit "ping4-command") I suggest adding
> "-4" to the "ping-command" in debian/rules in the meantime.

I guess you have checked /etc/nagios-plugins/config/ping.cfg? There are
explicit commands ending on "_4" which are using "-4" in its command and
so forcing IPv4 tests.

With kind regards, Jan.
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