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[Briantist]

There are currently several problems with the NRPE package.

Critical Issues:

• The package requires additional dependencies that must be installed from the command line with pkg_add (installing libiconv and texinfo seems to do the trick)
• It appears as though changes made in the GUI must be saved twice before they are written out to the /usr/local/etc/nrpe.cfg file. After one save, the GUI saves the changes, but the cfg file never receives them. After a second save the changes are written out.
• Several issues regarding stopping/starting the service. Whether the service starts or stops seems to be a total crapshoot. It seems independent of the "enabled" setting, and at times I haven't been able to get it to start from the GUI at all, requiring it to be manually started from the command line (when this is done, it can't be stopped in the GUI).

Important but non-critical issues:

• SSL is not used there is no option to turn it on. To my knowledge NRPE runs with SSL by default and a command line option (-n) is given to turn it off. Is there a reason why it's disabled, and why a simple check box can't be added to make this an option?

Other:

• Changing the GUI to have a list box for allowed hosts would be nice. Being able to give subnets and/or ranges in addition to individual IPs would be great, but I realize it may add complexity, since it seems that the comma-separated list is how the config file needs it listed, so a subnet or range would have to be expanded out.

All critical issues must be solved to complete the bounty. At this time, the "Important" issue must also be solved, but I may take that off the table if there are additional complexity issues that I'm unaware of; would like some feedback on the feasibility of that. This should be available for 1.2.3.

The changes in "Other" would be great to have, but aren't strictly necessary. If they are possible but require additional funds, let me know and if I can get approval for it, I will.

PMs are fine but e-mail contact would be better. BrianS {at\] bri-tech (d0t> com

Thanks!

[Briantist]

It's been a month and no responses, so I've upped this to $100. If someone is at all interested, please let me know even if the money isn't enough. If you want to do it but need more, please tell me and I will see what I can do. Thanks!

[Briantist]

Based on feedback in another thread, I've changed the bounty. I'm offering $75 USD per hour, but would like a reasonable estimate before any work starts. If there isn't enough information to create an estimate please let me know, and I will do whatever I can to provide it.