Zabbix Remote Commands

• https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/config/notifications/action/operation/remote_command
• https://blog.zabbix.com/zabbix-remote-commands/7500/

Enable on Agent and Test from Server/Proxy

Client

• /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf
• C:\Program Files\Zabbix Agent 2\zabbix_agent2.conf

# AllowKey=system.run[*]
# AllowKey=system.run[hostname]
AllowKey=system.run[dir]

Reload config

sudo systemctl restart zabbix-agent2
restart-service "zabbix agent 2"

Server Proxy

zabbix_get -s txd1-sandbox.extendhealth.com -p 10050 -k "system.run[dir]" --tls-connect psk --tls
-psk-identity <MYID> --tls-psk-file <MYFILEPATH>

Linux allow sudo nopasswd for commands you want to allow agent to run

!!!Be careful when editing sudoers. Use visudo!!!

visudo /etc/sudoers.d/zabbix

# zabbix ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
zabbix ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl restart*
zabbix ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl start zabbix-agent2

test on zabbix agent host

sudo -u zabbix sudo systemctl restart zabbix-agent2