Information about the package, nsca, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The nsca package is designed for, Nagios Service Check Acceptor.
Package Name:
nsca
Summary:
Nagios Service Check Acceptor
Description:
The purpose of this addon is to allow you to execute Nagios/NetSaint plugins on a remote host in as transparent a manner as possible.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.7.2
Release:
8.el6
Size:
28 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the nsca package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install nsca
This command will install nsca on the server.
yum remove nsca
This command will un-install nsca on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nsca, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove nsca
This command will un-install nsca on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nsca when using the -y flag.
yum update nsca
This command will update nsca to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove nsca, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update nsca
This command will update nsca to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove nsca when using the -y flag.
yum info nsca
This command will show you core information about the nsca package.
yum deplist nsca
This command will show you the dependencies for nsca. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update nsca
This command will check if there is an update waiting on nsca. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.