add check_needrestart

files/nrpe/check_needrestart

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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Nagios plugin to check for services needing restart using the 'needrestart' package.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025, GitHub Copilot
+#
+# This script is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Nagios exit codes
+STATE_OK=0
+STATE_WARNING=1
+STATE_CRITICAL=2
+STATE_UNKNOWN=3
+
+# Check if needrestart is installed
+if ! dpkg -s needrestart >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "UNKNOWN: The 'needrestart' package is not installed."
+    exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+fi
+
+# Run needrestart in batch/list mode and grep for service lines.
+# The '|| true' prevents the script from exiting if grep finds no matches.
+services_to_restart=$(sudo needrestart -b -l 2>/dev/null | grep '^NEEDRESTART-SVC:' || true)
+
+if [ -z "$services_to_restart" ]; then
+    echo "OK: No services need to be restarted."
+    exit $STATE_OK
+else
+    # Count the number of services and format the list for the output.
+    num_services=$(echo "$services_to_restart" | wc -l)
+    service_list=$(echo "$services_to_restart" | sed 's/NEEDRESTART-SVC: //' | tr '\n' ' ')
+    echo "WARNING: $num_services service(s) need to be restarted: $service_list"
+    exit $STATE_WARNING
+fi