[Xymon] Hand editing config files

[Ulric Eriksson]

Henrik Størner skrev 2012-06-13 23:04:

> And it has made me consider the idea of using a database for storing at
> least some of the configuration - first of all the hosts.cfg
> configuration of hosts, IP-adresses and network tests. This would make
> some things simpler, others a bit more complex - "xymongrep", for
> instance - but would also make it a lot easier to provide a GUI for
> managing what hosts are being monitored.

Having users hand-edit text files makes Xymon a non-starter for many 
organizations. And as you mentioned, even someone who is familiar with 
Xymon makes mistakes. Storing the configuration in a database and 
creating a user friendly management interface is definitely the right 
way to go.

The whole thing can be bolted on to the existing code base with no 
changes to anything else. Just have the configuration system generate 
text configuration files in the same syntax as today and anybody who is 
able and willing to create the files manually can continue to do so.

FWIW, I think the lack of proper client/server functionality makes 
Sqlite unsuitable for the purpose.

Ulric