---
name: "check_omp"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openvas-cli"
version: "1.4.5-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/check_omp"
---

# check\_omp(8)

OMP command line tool to support Nagios core for OpenVAS

## NAME

check\_omp - OMP command line tool to support Nagios core for OpenVAS

## SYNOPSIS

**check\_omp OPTIONS**

## DESCRIPTION

check\_omp is a OMP command line tool specifically designed to support Nagios core in order to integrate vulnerability scan results into system monitoring.

Basically, check\_omp works the same like the "omp" command line tool.

## OPTIONS

- **-H, --host=***HOST*

  Connect to OpenVAS Manager on host HOST.

- **-p, --port=***PORT*

  Connect to OpenVAS Manager on port PORT.

- **-u, --username=***USER*

  Use the username USER to access the OpenVAS Manager.

- **-w, --password=***PASSWORD*

  Use the password PASSWORD to access the OpenVAS Manager. If the password is not set as parameter, it will be requested interactively.

- **-O, --ping**

  Ping the manager.

- **-t, --timout=SECONDS**

  Wait SECONDS for response (0 disables timeout).

- **-n, --name=***NAME*

  Use NAME as the name for the newly created task.

- **-T, --task=***TASK*

  Report status of task TASK.

- **-F, --host-filter=***IP*

  Report last report status of host IP.

- **--overrides=***N*

  Include overrides (N: 0=no, 1=yes).

- **-d, --details**

  Include connection details in output.

- **-l, --report-link**

  Include URL of report in output.

- **--dfn**

  Include DFN-CERT IDs on vulnerabilities in output.

- **--oid**

  Include OIDs of NVTs finding vulnerabilities in output.

- **--descr**

  Include descriptions of NVTs finding vulnerabilities in output.

- **--showlog**

  Include log messages in output.

- **--scanend**

  Include timestamp of scan end in output.

- **--autofp=***N*

  Trust vendor security updates for automatic false positive filtering (0=No, 1=full match, 2=partial).

- **-e, --empty-as-unknown**

  Respond with UNKNOWN on empty results.

- **--status**

  Report status of task.

- **-A, --use-asset-management**

  Request host status via Asset Management.

- **--trend**

  Report status by trend (default).

- **--last-report**

  Report status by last report.

- **-V, --version**

  Print version.

- **-v, --verbose**

  Verbose messages (WARNING: may reveal passwords).

- **--Werror**

  Turn status UNKNOWN into status CRITICIAL.

- **-?, --help**

  Show help.

## EXAMPLES

omp --username foobar --trend

Connect to the OpenVAS Manager as user foobar and ask for trend.

## SEE ALSO

**[openvassd(8)](/openvassd/8.md)** **[gsad(8)](/gsad/8.md)** **[openvasmd(8)](/openvasmd/8.md)** **[omp(8)](/omp/8.md)**

## MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPENVAS PROJECT

The canonical places where you will find more information about the OpenVAS project are: **http://www.openvas.org/** (Official site) **http://wald.intevation.org/projects/openvas/** (Development Platform)

## COPYRIGHT

The check\_omp command line client is released under the GNU GPL, version 2, or, at your option, any later version.