icinga2 plugin for checking Novell iPrinter status.


File: check_iprinters.pl

Author: dbenjamin

Created: Aug 4, 2015

Release: 0.0.3

Tested against Novell iPrint Server, running on SLES 11, SP3 with OES 11, SP2.

Usage: check_iprinters.pl -I -Q [-P default=631] [-F [-v enable verbose] [--version]


  • -I Host IP address.
  • -Q Queue name. This can be found by browsing to your iPrint server at http://:/ipp/ each printer queue name should be listed.


  • -P Port to use for testing, the default is 631.
  • -F Filter in regular expression format. Any regular expression that matches will lower an Error to a Warning status. This keeps emails from going out in our system when local staff can add paper. We currently filter for printers in an Error state and shutdown or empty: "(empty)|(shut down)" This filter is NOT case sensitive.
  • -v Enable verbose output for testing, do not use this in your monitoring software.
  • --version Output some version information, do not use this in your monitoring software.


You can integrate with Icinga2 following these instructions.

  1. Download the check_ipp.pl script.
  2. Find the CustomPluginDir path in /etc/icinga2/constants.conf or where your distro may have placed the config file.
  3. Place the check_ipp.pl script in the CustomPluginDir directory and make the file executable.
  4. Define the service.

    • I created a file in /etc/icinga2.conf/ named iprinters.conf containing:

      object CheckCommand "iprinters" {
      import "plugin-check-command"
      command = [ CustomPluginDir + "/check_iprinters.pl" ]
      arguments = {
       "-I" = "$address$"
       "-Q" = "$iprint_queue$"
       "-F" = "(empty)|(shut down)"
      apply Service for (iPrint =&gt; config in host.vars.iprinters) {
      import "generic-service"
      check_command = "iprinters"
      vars += config
  5. Define iPrint queue attributes in your host definitions.
    • Mine looks like this, yes the queue name is "7UP":
      /* Define iPrint queue attributes for service apply rules. */
      vars.iprinters["iprint 7UP"] = {
       iprint_queue = "7UP"