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[nagiosplug.git] / plugins / check_nt.c
index ed0dc98b14b5c4f205bde23ef651d8fddfb95363..85c67531faabee25d9ea1e9edfb5b35a141410d6 100644 (file)
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * This file is part of the Nagios Plugins.
+ * CHECK_NT.C
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2000 Yves Rubin <rubiyz@yahoo.com>
+ * Program: Windows NT plugin for NetSaint
+ * License: GPL
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Yves Rubin (rubiyz@yahoo.com)
  *
- * The Nagios Plugins are free software; you can redistribute them
- * and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * Description:
+ * 
+ * This requires NSClient software to run on NT (http://nsclient.ready2run.nl/)
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
+ * License Information:
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  *
- * $Id$
- *
  *****************************************************************************/
-#define PROGRAM check_nt
-#define DESCRIPTION "Windows NT plugin for Nagios"
-#define AUTHOR "Yves Rubin"
-#define EMAIL "rubiyz@yahoo.com"
-#define COPYRIGHTDATE "2000"
-
-//#include "stdlib.h"
+
 #include "config.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "netutils.h"
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
 #define CHECK_PROCSTATE        6
 #define CHECK_MEMUSE   7
 #define CHECK_COUNTER  8
+#define CHECK_FILEAGE  9
 #define MAX_VALUE_LIST 30
 
 #define PORT   1248    
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int check_critical_value=FALSE;
 int vars_to_check=CHECK_NONE;
 int show_all=FALSE;
 
-#define PROGNAME "check_nt"
+const char *progname = "check_nt";
 
 int process_arguments(int, char **);
 void print_usage(void);
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ void preparelist(char *string);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv){
        int result;
-       int return_code;
+       int return_code = STATE_UNKNOWN;
        char *send_buffer=NULL;
        char recv_buffer[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
        char *output_message=NULL;
-       char *temp_buffer=NULL;
        char *temp_string=NULL;
-       char *sep_string=NULL;
        char *description=NULL;
 
        double total_disk_space=0;
@@ -84,18 +82,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
        double percent_used_space=0;
        double mem_commitLimit=0;
        double mem_commitByte=0;
-       unsigned long current_connections=0;
        unsigned long utilization;
        unsigned long uptime;
-       unsigned long cache_hits;
-       unsigned long cache_buffers;
-       unsigned long lru_time;
+       unsigned long age_in_minutes;
        double counter_value;
        int offset=0;
        int updays=0;
        int uphours=0;
        int upminutes=0;
-       req_password=strscpy(req_password,"None");
+
+       asprintf(&req_password,"None");
 
        if(process_arguments(argc,argv)==ERROR)
                usage("Could not parse arguments\n");
@@ -107,28 +103,33 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
        alarm(socket_timeout);
 
        if (vars_to_check==CHECK_CLIENTVERSION) {
-                       
-               send_buffer = strscpy(send_buffer,strcat(req_password,"&1"));
+
+               asprintf(&send_buffer,strcat(req_password,"&1"));
                result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                if(result!=STATE_OK)
                        return result;
-               output_message = strscpy(output_message,recv_buffer);
+               asprintf(&output_message,recv_buffer);
                return_code=STATE_OK;
+
        }
+
        else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_CPULOAD){
 
                if (check_value_list==TRUE) {                                                                                                                                                   
                        if (strtolarray(&lvalue_list,value_list,",")==TRUE) {
-                               // -l parameters is present with only integers
+                               /* -l parameters is present with only integers */
                                return_code=STATE_OK;
-                               temp_string = strscpy(temp_string,"CPU Load");
-                               while (lvalue_list[0+offset]>0 && lvalue_list[0+offset]<=17280 && 
-                                                       lvalue_list[1+offset]>=0 && lvalue_list[1+offset]<=100 && 
-                                                       lvalue_list[2+offset]>=0 && lvalue_list[2+offset]<=100) {
-                                       // loop until one of the parameters is wrong or not present
-
-                                       // Send request and retrieve data
-                                       send_buffer = ssprintf(send_buffer,"%s&2&%lu",req_password,lvalue_list[0+offset]);
+                               asprintf(&temp_string,"CPU Load");
+                               while (lvalue_list[0+offset]>(unsigned long)0 &&
+                                      lvalue_list[0+offset]<=(unsigned long)17280 && 
+                                      lvalue_list[1+offset]>=(unsigned long)0 &&
+                                      lvalue_list[1+offset]<=(unsigned long)100 && 
+                                      lvalue_list[2+offset]>=(unsigned long)0 &&
+                                      lvalue_list[2+offset]<=(unsigned long)100) {
+                                       /* loop until one of the parameters is wrong or not present */
+
+                                       /* Send request and retrieve data */
+                                       asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&2&%lu",req_password,lvalue_list[0+offset]);
                                        result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                                        if(result!=STATE_OK)
                                                return result;
@@ -140,33 +141,33 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 
                                        utilization=strtoul(recv_buffer,NULL,10);
 
-                                       // Check if any of the request is in a warning or critical state
+                                       /* Check if any of the request is in a warning or critical state */
                                        if(utilization >= lvalue_list[2+offset])
                                                return_code=STATE_CRITICAL;
                                        else if(utilization >= lvalue_list[1+offset] && return_code<STATE_WARNING)
                                                return_code=STATE_WARNING;
 
-                                       output_message = ssprintf(output_message," (%lu min. %lu%)",lvalue_list[0+offset], utilization);
-                                       temp_string = strscat(temp_string,output_message);
-                                       offset+=3;      //move accross the array 
+                                       asprintf(&output_message," %lu%% (%lu min average)", utilization, lvalue_list[0+offset]);
+                                       asprintf(&temp_string,"%s%s",temp_string,output_message);
+                                       offset+=3;      /* move across the array */
                                }               
                                if (strlen(temp_string)>10) {
-                                       // we had at least on loop
-                                       output_message = ssprintf(output_message,"%s",temp_string);
+                                       /* we had at least on loop */
+                                       asprintf(&output_message,"%s",temp_string);
                                }       
                                else
-                                       output_message = strscpy(output_message,"not enough values for -l parameters");
+                                       asprintf(&output_message,"%s","not enough values for -l parameters");
                                        
                        } else 
-                               output_message = strscpy(output_message,"wrong -l parameter.");
+                               asprintf(&output_message,"wrong -l parameter.");
 
                } else
-                       output_message = strscpy(output_message,"missing -l parameters");
+                       asprintf(&output_message,"missing -l parameters");
        }
 
        else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_UPTIME){
 
-               send_buffer = strscpy(send_buffer,strcat(req_password,"&3"));
+               asprintf(&send_buffer,strcat(req_password,"&3"));
                result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                if(result!=STATE_OK)
                        return result;
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                updays = uptime / 86400;                        
                uphours = (uptime % 86400) / 3600;
                upminutes = ((uptime % 86400) % 3600) / 60;
-               output_message = ssprintf(output_message,"System Uptime : %u day(s) %u hour(s) %u minute(s)",updays,uphours, upminutes);
+               asprintf(&output_message,"System Uptime : %u day(s) %u hour(s) %u minute(s)",updays,uphours, upminutes);
                return_code=STATE_OK;
        }
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                return_code=STATE_UNKNOWN;      
                if (check_value_list==TRUE) {
                        if (strlen(value_list)==1) {
-                               send_buffer = ssprintf(send_buffer,"%s&4&%s", req_password, value_list);
+                               asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&4&%s", req_password, value_list);
                                result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                                if(result!=STATE_OK)
                                        return result;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                                percent_used_space = ((total_disk_space - free_disk_space) / total_disk_space) * 100;
 
                                if (free_disk_space>=0) {
-                                       temp_string = ssprintf(temp_string,"%s:\\ - total: %.2f Gb - used: %.2f Gb (%.0f%%) - free %.2f Gb (%.0f%%)",
+                                       asprintf(&temp_string,"%s:\\ - total: %.2f Gb - used: %.2f Gb (%.0f%%) - free %.2f Gb (%.0f%%)",
                                                        value_list, total_disk_space / 1073741824, (total_disk_space - free_disk_space) / 1073741824, percent_used_space,
                                                         free_disk_space / 1073741824, (free_disk_space / total_disk_space)*100); 
 
@@ -216,26 +217,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                                        else
                                                return_code=STATE_OK;   
 
-                                       output_message = ssprintf(output_message,"%s",temp_string);
+                                       asprintf(&output_message,"%s",temp_string);
 
                                }
                                else {
-                                       output_message = ssprintf(output_message,"Free disk space : Invalid drive ");
+                                       asprintf(&output_message,"Free disk space : Invalid drive ");
                                        return_code=STATE_UNKNOWN;
                                }               
                        }
                        else 
-                               output_message = strscpy(output_message,"wrong -l argument");
+                               asprintf(&output_message,"wrong -l argument");
                } else 
-                       output_message = strscpy(output_message,"missing -l parameters");
+                       asprintf(&output_message,"missing -l parameters");
                        
        }
 
        else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_SERVICESTATE || vars_to_check==CHECK_PROCSTATE){
 
                if (check_value_list==TRUE) {
-                       preparelist(value_list);                // replace , between services with & to send the request
-                       send_buffer = ssprintf(send_buffer,"%s&%u&%s&%s", req_password,(vars_to_check==CHECK_SERVICESTATE)?5:6,
+                       preparelist(value_list);                /* replace , between services with & to send the request */
+                       asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&%u&%s&%s", req_password,(vars_to_check==CHECK_SERVICESTATE)?5:6,
                                (show_all==TRUE)?"ShowAll":"ShowFail",value_list);
                        result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                        if(result!=STATE_OK)
@@ -247,15 +248,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                        }
                        return_code=atoi(strtok(recv_buffer,"&"));
                        temp_string=strtok(NULL,"&");
-                       output_message = ssprintf(output_message, "%s",temp_string);
+                       asprintf(&output_message, "%s",temp_string);
                }
                else 
-                       output_message = strscpy(output_message,"No service/process specified");
+                       asprintf(&output_message,"No service/process specified");
        }
 
        else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_MEMUSE) {
                
-               send_buffer = ssprintf(send_buffer,"%s&7", req_password);
+               asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&7", req_password);
                result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                if (result!=STATE_OK)
                        return result;
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                mem_commitLimit=atof(strtok(recv_buffer,"&"));
                mem_commitByte=atof(strtok(NULL,"&"));
                percent_used_space = (mem_commitByte / mem_commitLimit) * 100;
-               output_message = ssprintf(output_message,"Memory usage: total:%.2f Mb - used: %.2f Mb (%.0f%%) - free: %.2f Mb (%.0f%%)", 
+               asprintf(&output_message,"Memory usage: total:%.2f Mb - used: %.2f Mb (%.0f%%) - free: %.2f Mb (%.0f%%)", 
                        mem_commitLimit / 1048576, mem_commitByte / 1048567, percent_used_space,  
                        (mem_commitLimit - mem_commitByte) / 1048576, (mem_commitLimit - mem_commitByte) / mem_commitLimit * 100);
        
@@ -284,8 +285,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
        else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_COUNTER) {
 
                if (check_value_list==TRUE) {                                                                                                                                                   
-                       preparelist(value_list);                // replace , between services with & to send the request
-                       send_buffer = ssprintf(send_buffer,"%s&8&%s", req_password,value_list);
+                       preparelist(value_list);                /* replace , between services with & to send the request */
+                       asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&8&%s", req_password,value_list);
                        result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
                        if (result!=STATE_OK)
                                return result;
@@ -295,16 +296,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                                exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
                        }
 
-                       strtok(value_list,"&");                 // burn the first parameters
+                       strtok(value_list,"&");                 /* burn the first parameters */
                        description = strtok(NULL,"&");
                        counter_value = atof(recv_buffer);
                        if (description == NULL) 
-                               output_message = ssprintf(output_message, "%.f", counter_value);
+                               asprintf(&output_message, "%.f", counter_value);
                        else
-                               output_message = ssprintf(output_message, description, counter_value);
+                               asprintf(&output_message, description, counter_value);
        
                        if (critical_value > warning_value) {
-                               // Normal thresholds            
+                               /* Normal thresholds */
                                if(check_critical_value==TRUE && counter_value >= critical_value)
                                        return_code=STATE_CRITICAL;
                                else if (check_warning_value==TRUE && counter_value >= warning_value)
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                                        return_code=STATE_OK;   
                        } 
                        else {
-                               // inverse thresholds           
+                               /* inverse thresholds */
                                if(check_critical_value==TRUE && counter_value <= critical_value)
                                        return_code=STATE_CRITICAL;
                                else if (check_warning_value==TRUE && counter_value <= warning_value)
@@ -324,7 +325,50 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                
                }
                else {
-                       output_message = strscpy(output_message,"No counter specified");
+                       asprintf(&output_message,"No counter specified");
+                       result=STATE_UNKNOWN;
+               }
+       }
+       else if(vars_to_check==CHECK_FILEAGE) {
+
+               if (check_value_list==TRUE) {                                                                                                                                                   
+                       preparelist(value_list);                /* replace , between services with & to send the request */
+                       asprintf(&send_buffer,"%s&9&%s", req_password,value_list);
+                       result=process_tcp_request(server_address,server_port,send_buffer,recv_buffer,sizeof(recv_buffer));
+                       if (result!=STATE_OK)
+                               return result;
+       
+                       if (!strncmp(recv_buffer,"ERROR",5)) {
+                               printf("NSClient - %s\n",recv_buffer);
+                               exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
+                       }
+
+                       age_in_minutes = atoi(strtok(recv_buffer,"&"));
+                       description = strtok(NULL,"&");
+                       asprintf(&output_message, description);
+       
+                       if (critical_value > warning_value) {
+                               /* Normal thresholds */
+                               if(check_critical_value==TRUE && age_in_minutes >= critical_value)
+                                       return_code=STATE_CRITICAL;
+                               else if (check_warning_value==TRUE && age_in_minutes >= warning_value)
+                                       return_code=STATE_WARNING;      
+                               else
+                                       return_code=STATE_OK;   
+                       } 
+                       else {
+                               /* inverse thresholds */
+                               if(check_critical_value==TRUE && age_in_minutes <= critical_value)
+                                       return_code=STATE_CRITICAL;
+                               else if (check_warning_value==TRUE && age_in_minutes <= warning_value)
+                                       return_code=STATE_WARNING;      
+                               else
+                                       return_code=STATE_OK;   
+                       }       
+               
+               }
+               else {
+                       asprintf(&output_message,"No file specified");
                        result=STATE_UNKNOWN;
                }
        }
@@ -342,7 +386,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
        int c;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
        int option_index = 0;
        static struct option long_options[] =
        { 
@@ -356,7 +399,6 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
                {"help",     no_argument,      0,'h'},
                {0,0,0,0}
        };
-#endif
 
        /* no options were supplied */
        if(argc<2) return ERROR;
@@ -379,11 +421,7 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
        }
 
        while (1){
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
                c = getopt_long(argc,argv,"+hVH:t:c:w:p:v:l:s:d:",long_options,&option_index);
-#else
-               c = getopt(argc,argv,"+hVH:t:c:w:p:v:l:s:d:");
-#endif
 
                if (c==-1||c==EOF||c==1)
                        break;
@@ -391,26 +429,26 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
                switch (c)
                        {
                        case '?': /* print short usage statement if args not parsable */
-                               printf("%s: Unknown argument: %s\n\n",my_basename(argv[0]),optarg);
+                               printf("%s: Unknown argument: %s\n\n",progname,optarg);
                                print_usage();
                                exit(STATE_UNKNOWN);
                        case 'h': /* help */
                                print_help();
                                exit(STATE_OK);
                        case 'V': /* version */
-                               print_revision(my_basename(argv[0]),"$Revision$");
+                               print_revision(progname,"$Revision$");
                                exit(STATE_OK);
                        case 'H': /* hostname */
                                server_address=optarg;
                                break;
                        case 's': /* password */
-                               req_password=strscpy(req_password,optarg);
+                               asprintf(&req_password,optarg);
                                break;
                        case 'p': /* port */
                                if (is_intnonneg(optarg))
                                        server_port=atoi(optarg);
                                else
-                                       terminate(STATE_UNKNOWN,"Server port an integer (seconds)\nType '%s -h' for additional help\n",PROGNAME);
+                                       die(STATE_UNKNOWN,"Server port an integer (seconds)\nType '%s -h' for additional help\n",progname);
                                break;
                        case 'v':
                                if(strlen(optarg)<4)
@@ -431,11 +469,13 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
                                        vars_to_check=CHECK_MEMUSE;
                                else if(!strcmp(optarg,"COUNTER"))
                                        vars_to_check=CHECK_COUNTER;
+                               else if(!strcmp(optarg,"FILEAGE"))
+                                       vars_to_check=CHECK_FILEAGE;
                                else
                                        return ERROR;
                                break;
                        case 'l': /* value list */
-                               value_list=strscpy(value_list,optarg);
+                               asprintf(&value_list,"%s",optarg);
                                check_value_list=TRUE;
                                break;
                        case 'w': /* warning threshold */
@@ -458,67 +498,93 @@ int process_arguments(int argc, char **argv){
 
        }
 
+       if (vars_to_check==CHECK_NONE)
+               return ERROR;
+
        return OK;
 }
 
 
 void print_usage(void)
 {
-       printf("Usage: %s -H host [-p port] [-v variable] [-w warning] [-c critical] [-l params] [-d SHOWALL] [-t timeout]\n",PROGNAME);
+       printf("Usage: %s -H host -v variable [-p port] [-w warning] [-c critical] [-l params] [-d SHOWALL] [-t timeout]\n",progname);
 }
 
 
 void print_help(void)
 {
-       print_revision(PROGNAME,"$Revision$");
-       printf
-               ("Copyright (c) 2000 Yves Rubin (rubiyz@yahoo.com)\n\n"
-                "This plugin attempts to contact the NSClient service running on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server to\n"
-                "gather the requested system information.\n\n");
+       print_revision(progname,"$Revision$");
+       printf ("\
+Copyright (c) 2000 Yves Rubin (rubiyz@yahoo.com)\n\n\
+This plugin collects data from the NSClient service running on a\n\
+Windows NT/2000/XP server.\n\n");
        print_usage();
-  printf
-               ("\nOptions:\n"
-                "-H, --hostname=HOST\n"
-                "   Name of the host to check\n"
-                "-p, --port=INTEGER\n"
-                "   Optional port number (default: %d)\n"
-                "-s <password>\n"
-                "   Password needed for the request\n"
-                "-v, --variable=STRING\n"
-                "   Variable to check.  Valid variables are:\n"
-                "      CLIENTVERSION = Get the NSClient version\n"
-                "      CPULOAD = Average CPU load on last x minutes. Request a -l parameter with the following syntax:\n"
-                "        -l <minutes range>,<warning threshold>,<critical threshold>. <minute range> should be less than 24*60.\n"
-                "        Thresholds are percentage and up to 10 requests can be done in one shot. ie: -l 60,90,95,120,90,95\n"
-                "      UPTIME = Get the uptime of the machine. No specific parameters. No warning or critical threshold\n"
-                "      USEDDISKSPACE = Size and percentage of disk use. Request a -l parameter containing the drive letter only.\n"
-                "                      Warning and critical thresholds can be specified with -w and -c.\n"
-                "      MEMUSE = Memory use. Warning and critical thresholds can be specified with -w and -c.\n" 
-                "      SERVICESTATE = Check the state of one or several services. Request a -l parameters with the following syntax:\n"
-                "        -l <service1>,<service2>,<service3>,... You can specify -d SHOWALL in case you want to see working services\n"
-                "        in the returned string.\n"
-                "      PROCSTATE = Check if one or several process are running. Same syntax as SERVICESTATE.\n"
-                "      COUNTER = Check any performance counter of Windows NT/2000. Request a -l parameters with the following syntax:\n"
-                "        -l \"\\\\<performance object>\\\\counter\",\"<description>\"  The <description> parameter is optional and \n"
-                "        is given to a printf output command which require a float parameters. Some examples:\n"
-                "          \"Paging file usage is %%.2f %%%%\" or \"%%.f %%%% paging file used.\"\n"
-                " -w, --warning=INTEGER\n"
-                "   Threshold which will result in a warning status\n"
-                " -c, --critical=INTEGER\n"
-                "   Threshold which will result in a critical status\n"
-                " -t, --timeout=INTEGER\n"
-                "   Seconds before connection attempt times out (default: %d)\n"
-                "-h, --help\n"
-                "   Print this help screen\n"
-                "-V, --version\n"
-                "   Print version information\n\n"
-                "Notes:\n"
-                " - The NSClient service should be running on the server to get any information.\n"
-                " - Critical thresholds should be lower than warning thresholds\n", PORT, DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
+  printf ("\nOptions:\n\
+-H, --hostname=HOST\n\
+  Name of the host to check\n\
+-p, --port=INTEGER\n\
+  Optional port number (default: %d)\n\
+-s <password>\n\
+  Password needed for the request\n\
+-w, --warning=INTEGER\n\
+  Threshold which will result in a warning status\n\
+-c, --critical=INTEGER\n\
+  Threshold which will result in a critical status\n\
+-t, --timeout=INTEGER\n\
+  Seconds before connection attempt times out (default: %d)\n\
+-h, --help\n\
+  Print this help screen\n\
+-V, --version\n\
+  Print version information\n",
+               PORT, DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
+  printf ("\
+-v, --variable=STRING\n\
+  Variable to check.  Valid variables are:\n");
+  printf ("\
+   CLIENTVERSION = Get the NSClient version\n");
+  printf ("\
+   CPULOAD = Average CPU load on last x minutes.\n\
+     Request a -l parameter with the following syntax:\n\
+     -l <minutes range>,<warning threshold>,<critical threshold>.\n\
+     <minute range> should be less than 24*60.\n\
+     Thresholds are percentage and up to 10 requests can be done in one shot.\n\
+     ie: -l 60,90,95,120,90,95\n");
+  printf ("\
+   UPTIME = Get the uptime of the machine.\n\
+     No specific parameters. No warning or critical threshold\n");
+  printf ("\
+   USEDDISKSPACE = Size and percentage of disk use.\n\
+     Request a -l parameter containing the drive letter only.\n\
+     Warning and critical thresholds can be specified with -w and -c.\n");
+  printf ("\
+   MEMUSE = Memory use.\n\
+     Warning and critical thresholds can be specified with -w and -c.\n");
+  printf ("\
+   SERVICESTATE = Check the state of one or several services.\n\
+     Request a -l parameters with the following syntax:\n\
+     -l <service1>,<service2>,<service3>,...\n\
+     You can specify -d SHOWALL in case you want to see working services\n\
+                in the returned string.\n");
+  printf ("\
+   PROCSTATE = Check if one or several process are running.\n\
+     Same syntax as SERVICESTATE.\n");
+  printf ("\
+   COUNTER = Check any performance counter of Windows NT/2000.\n\
+     Request a -l parameters with the following syntax:\n\
+                -l \"\\\\<performance object>\\\\counter\",\"<description>\n\
+     The <description> parameter is optional and \n\
+     is given to a printf output command which require a float parameters.\n\
+     Some examples:\n\
+       \"Paging file usage is %%.2f %%%%\"\n\
+       \"%%.f %%%% paging file used.\"\n");
+       printf ("Notes:\n\
+ - The NSClient service should be running on the server to get any information\n\
+   (http://nsclient.ready2run.nl).\n\
+ - Critical thresholds should be lower than warning thresholds\n");
 }
 
 int strtolarray(unsigned long *array, char *string, char *delim) {
-       // split a <delim> delimited string into a long array
+       /* split a <delim> delimited string into a long array */
        int idx=0;
        char *t1;
 
@@ -537,10 +603,10 @@ int strtolarray(unsigned long *array, char *string, char *delim) {
 }
 
 void preparelist(char *string) {
-       // Replace all , with & which is the delimiter for the request
+       /* Replace all , with & which is the delimiter for the request */
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < strlen(string); i++)
+       for (i = 0; (size_t)i < strlen(string); i++)
                if (string[i] == ',') {
                        string[i]='&';
                }