Tip of the Trade: Nagios Plugins Aug 19, 2008, 22 :04 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (3962 reads) (Other stories by Juliet Kemp)
"check_mysql: By default this will check the local database anonymously. You can specify username, hostname, and so on, but be warned: Any password will be sent clear-text! A very useful feature is the ability to check whether the slave server is keeping up with the master server."