Livestatus queries

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Last updated: Dec 10, 2024 by Matthew Hierholzer

This article provides information on Livestatus queries.

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Livestatus queries over network


For SSH connection

OMD[mysite]~# ssh -t root@host ''su -site' "lq 'GET hosts\nColumns: name'"


For TLS connection 

OMD[mysite]~# echo -e "GET hosts\nColumns: name\n"| openssl s_client -connect "ipaddress:port number" -ign_eof -quiet


Replace "ipaddress:port number" with a valid IP address and port number 

e.g., 10.0.0.10:6999

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For TLS connection with certificate verification

OMD[mysite]~# echo -e "GET hosts\nColumns: name\n\n" | openssl s_client  -CAfile /tmp/s1.pem -verify 3 -quiet -verify_hostname s1 -verify_return_error -connect "ipaddress:port number" 2>/dev/null


Replace /tmp/s1.pem with the site name and s1 with the name of the site

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For Plain text

OMD[mysite]~# echo -e  "GET hosts\nColumns: name\n" | nc -q1 "ip address" "port number"

OMD[mysite]~# telnet "ip address" "port number"