Question

What is a Nagios plugin?

a) A module that adds additional functionality to Nagios

b) A script that performs a check and returns a result to Nagios

c) A graphical interface for managing Nagios configuration

d) A web application that provides monitoring data to Nagios

Answer 1

Solution: b) A script that performs a check and returns a result to Nagios

Reason:A Nagios plugin is a script that performs a check and returns a result to Nagios. Plugins can be written in any programming language and can be used to perform a wide variety of checks.