Zabbix timedatectl monitoring

High level monitoring for time and date keeping based on the backend agnostic timedatectl command.

This template is part of RaBe's Zabbix template and helpers collection.

Usage

Import the Template_App_timedatectl_active.xml into your Zabbix server (click on the Raw button to download).
Add the template to your host (or stack template)
Check if new data arrives

Template App timedatectl active

Items

NTP enabled (rabe.timedatectl.ntp.enabled)
NTP synchronized (rabe.timedatectl.ntp.synchronized)

Macros

{$TIMEDATECTL_MAX_NO_SYNC_TIME} (default: 60m)

Triggers

Warning: NTP not enabled on {HOST.NAME}

{Template App timedatectl active:rabe.timedatectl.ntp.enabled.last()}=0

Information: NTP not synchronized on {HOST.NAME}

{Template App timedatectl active:rabe.timedatectl.ntp.synchronized.last()}=0

Warning: NTP not synchronized for more than {$TIMEDATECTL_MAX_NO_SYNC_TIME} on {HOST.NAME}

{Template App timedatectl active:rabe.timedatectl.ntp.synchronized.last(,{$TIMEDATECTL_MAX_NO_SYNC_TIME})}<1

SELinux Policy

The rabetimedatectl policy module allows the agent to connect to dbus and lets it request info from the timedated service. It also allows answers from the timedated service to the agent.

UserParameters

Key	Description
`rabe.timedatectl.ntp.enabled`	"NTP enabled" yes/no value from `timedatectl status` output
`rabe.timedatectl.ntp.synchronized`	"NTP synchonized" yes/no value from `timedatectl status` output

License

This template is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.