Inherited custom object vars using definitions in resource.cfg

[Steffen Poulsen]

Hi, 

We would like to utilize resource.cfg for holding secrets, and we are
trying to do something like this:

Passwords in resource.cfg:

$USER20$=secret1
$USER21$=secret2

Each host use one of the passwords in hosts.cfg:

define host {
        use                 generic-host
        host_name           host1
        alias               host1
        address             ip1
        _snmp_community     $USER20$
        }

Services use the community in services.cfg:

define service {
        use                 generic-service
        host_name           host1
        service_description snmp_check_load
        check_command       check_snmp_11187
        }

define command {
        command_name          check_snmp_11187
        command_line          $USER1$/check_snmp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -C
$_HOSTSNMP_COMMUNITY$ -o .1.3.6.1.... -w 70 
        }

But $_HOSTSNMP_COMMUNITY$ appears to be not set once it reaches the
command_line?

Using something like this (defining the password directly in hosts.cfg,
without going through resource.cfg):

        _snmp_community     secret3

Appears to work ok - so what is hindering the other approach? Is there
an undocumented expansion order preventing the hierarchical use? And,
more importantly - is this per spec or in error? :-)

Best regards,
Steffen Poulsen

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