[Xymon] [xymon]use "Files" status for noob

[Mike Burger]

This would be inaccurate. You can (and I do) use specific hosts in the client-local.cfg.

If you're going to monitor a specific log on a specific system, you can use:

[hostname] (as it appears in hosts.cfg)
file:/path/to/file
log:/var/log/messages:1024 (Or whatever the default syslog is for your installation)

The first line monitors for the presence of the file in question, the second line replicates the default syslog for your OS. This second line is necessary if you wish to monitor that log, as specifying a particular host in the client-local.cfg will supercede any OS specific settings.

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-----Original Message-----
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Root, Paul T
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 1:15 PM
To: 'diffusion at bulot-fr.com'; 'xymon at xymon.com'
Subject: Re: [Xymon] [xymon]use "Files" status for noob

Just add the filename you want to watch in the linux section. That's how it will work. Clients-local.cfg does not have host names just architecture types.

-----Original Message-----
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of 'diffusion at bulot-fr.com'
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:48 AM
To: 'xymon at xymon.com'
Subject: Re: [Xymon] [xymon]use "Files" status for noob

Le Thu, 4 Apr 2013 17:58:41 +0000,
"Root, Paul T" <Paul.Root at CenturyLink.com> a écrit :

> You don't want adam59.toto.com in the client-local.cfg file. You want 
> the server type, like linux.  After changing that, you need to restart 
> the server.


Hi Root, Paul T

It was my first test (restart was done after ) my second was to copy [linux] section and after i was rename this copy to adam59.toto.com and restart

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