Issue for "nagios.configtest error" on nagios versions >=4.3.3

[mbartholomewsm]

Cookbook version

7.2.6

Chef-client version

12.18.31

Platform Details

Ubuntu Trusty 14.04.5

Scenario:

Use the nagios service (v4.3.4) on my Ubuntu host with community chef cookbook for nagios (7.2.6).

The nagios service won't start without an update to the /etc/passwd file for nagios user.
Most likely due to this change in Nagios Core:
NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore#416

Related documentation here:
https://support.nagios.com/kb/article/nagios-core-error-could-not-create-or-update-nagios-configtest-760.html

Steps to Reproduce:

• Bootstap an instance running Ubuntu 14.04.05 (Trusty).
  Chef wrapper cookbook that references upstream nagios community cookbook (v 7.2.6)

• Include chef attributes which will download, compile, and install nagios 4.3.4 core via tarball.

• sudo chef-client Upstart to start the nagios service.

Expected Result:

I expect a sudo chef-client run on the instance to start/restart nagios service without errors.

Actual Result:

Running configuration check...
ERROR: Could not create or update '/var/lib/nagios3/nagios.configtest'

I also have the following entry in the /etc/passwd:

nagios:x:...:...::/var/lib/nagios:/bin/false

Possible solution

As per the nagios core doc, assumably Ubuntu requires the bash shell defined parameters: bin/bash.

nagios:x:...:...::/var/lib/nagios:/bin/bash

It appears that there are two paths to resolution depending on the OS in use.

• no shell
• bash shell

nagios/recipes/server_source.rb

Line 44 in a8f9cf8

user node['nagios']['user'] do

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