[Xymon] xymonclient-linux.sh update persistent to software update

[Japheth Cleaver]

On 1/26/2017 1:49 PM, Asif Iqbal wrote:
> How do I make change and add a new stanza for example [lscpu] to the 
> xymonclient-linux.sh that it survives a yum update to next version of 
> xymon client?
>
> Thanks
>
Hi,

There are two ways to do this in the RPM, which roughly correspond to 
the "site" and "local" paradigms.

Inside your client's home directory (/usr/share/xymon-client/ or 
/usr/share/xymon/client/ in the RPM), there's may be a "sections" and/or 
"local" directory. Both of these will be searched for any executable 
files, and if any are found their output will be added into the client 
report near the end.

The output of files in "sections" will be put in a client [section] with 
the name of the executable (or script). The output of files in "local" 
will be similar, but will be listed as "[local:filename]" to prevent 
collisions. (The intent is for files in ~/sections/ to be package or 
site controlled, while "~/local/" is more akin to /usr/local/ for truly 
one-off scripts.)

Both of these are present in 4.4 and in the Terabithia RPMs. Only 
~/local/ is read in stock 4.3.28. In the RPMs, 
/usr/local/share/xymon-client/ is checked as well for legacy reasons.

HTH,
-jc