Smokeping_probes_AnotherSSH(3)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so this is Smokeping_probes_AnotherSSH(3), aka the manual page for Smokeping::probes::AnotherSSH — literally Another SSH probe. bestie, that's the whole name section, and it ate. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the config vibe looks like this, and yes you can copy-paste it exactly:

        *** Probes ***

        +AnotherSSH

        forks = 5
        offset = 50%
        step = 300

        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
        greeting = SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage
        interval = established
        mininterval = 0.5
        pings = 5
        port = 22
        timeout = 5

        # [...]

        *** Targets ***

        probe = AnotherSSH # if this should be the default probe

        # [...]

        + mytarget
        # probe = AnotherSSH # if the default probe is something else
        host = my.host
        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
        greeting = SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage
        interval = established
        mininterval = 0.5
        pings = 5
        port = 22
        timeout = 5

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so the whole thing is latency measurement using SSH. the plot twist: this generates Logfile messages on the other Host, so get permission from the owner first! no cap, ask before your probe starts leaving notes in someone else's logs. 😭

⚠️ reminder from the page: this generates Logfile messages on the other Host, so get permission from the owner first! 🙈

🎀 VARIABLES 🎀

here's the variable lineup, bestie. probe-specific ones first, then target-specific ones. no skipping, we list every single one. 💖

Supported probe-specific variables:

• forks — Run this many concurrent processes at maximum. Example value: 5. Default value: 5.
• offset — If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General' section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data acquisition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.) Example value: 50%.
• step — Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.) Example value: 300.

Supported target-specific variables:

• /^influx_.+/ — This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on the probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the "influx_" prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags can be used for filtering. Example value: influx_location = In the basement.
• greeting — Greeting string to send to the SSH Server. This will appear in the Logfile. Use this to make clear, who you are and what you are doing to avoid confusion. Also, don't use something that is a valid version string. This probe assumes that the connection gets terminated because of protocol mismatch. Default value: SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage.
• interval — The interval to be measured. One of:
  • connect — Interval between connect() and the greeting string from the host.
  • established — Interval between our greeting message and the end of the connection because of Protocol mismatch. This is the default.
  • complete — From connect() to the end of the connection.

Default value: established

• mininterval — Minimum interval between the start of two connection attempts in (possibly fractional) seconds. Default value: 0.5.
• pings — How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the global value specified in the Database section. Note that the number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. Example value: 5.
• port — Connect to this port. Default value: 22.
• timeout — Timeout for the connection. Default value: 5.

👑 AUTHORS 👑

the author on this one is Christoph Heine <Christoph.Heine@HaDiKo.DE>. iconic. 💜

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okay that's the whole manual page, bestie 💖 it's Smokeping_probes_AnotherSSH(3) from SmokePing version 2.9.0, dated 2025-06-30 — that's the source/version/date footer, and we are so done. periodt. 🫶