where is the status.sav file

[jgking at packetstorm.org]

ah thanks! thought it was 60 seconds cause i read the wrong line:

"# INTERVAL LENGTH
# This is the seconds per unit interval as used in the
# host/contact/service configuration files.  Setting this to 60 means
# that each interval is one minute long (60 seconds).  Other settings
# have not been tested much, so your mileage is likely to vary...

interval_length=60"



On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Marc Powell wrote:

> Lower your retention update interval and restart nagios. Right now it's
> set to once every 60 minutes.
> 
> marc
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jgking at packetstorm.org [mailto:jgking at packetstorm.org]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 1:14 PM
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [Nagios-users] Re: where is the status.sav file
> > 
> > 
> > ok i found a way to save the file but cant this be automagically done
> via
> > the config?
> > 
> > basically i send a HUP to the nagios process and viola! status.sav
> file.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 jgking at portal.packetstorm.org wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > a day or so ago i got a response on one of my questions and the
> poster
> > > refered me to look at the status.sav file.
> > >
> > > so i checked /usr/local/nagios/var
> > >
> > > the status.log is there, but no status.sav
> > >
> > > So i go and check the nagios.cfg file and all the lines detailing
> the
> > > status.sav file are active.
> > >
> > > retain_state_information=1
> > > state_retention_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.sav
> > > retention_update_interval=60
> > >
> > > The comments in the nagios.cfg refer to setting a flag named
> > > preserve_state_information.
> > >
> > > # STATE RETENTION FILE
> > > # This is the file that Nagios should use to store host and
> > > # service state information before it shuts down.  The state
> > > # information in this file is also read immediately prior to
> > > # starting to monitor the network when Nagios is restarted.
> > > # This file is used only if the preserve_state_information
> > > # variable is set to 1.
> > >
> > > So i tried setting it in the nagios.cfg file
> > >
> > > Error in configuration file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg' -
> Line 20
> > > (UNKNOWN VARIABLE)
> > >
> > > Then i figured id set it in the general service template
> > >
> > > Error: Could not add object property in file
> > > '/usr/local/nagios/etc/services.cfg' on line 34.
> > >
> > > So i tried it not in the template but in an actual host object in
> the
> > > services file:
> > >
> > > Error: Could not add object property in file
> > > '/usr/local/nagios/etc/services.cfg' on line 53.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Then i went to lunch ....
> > >
> > >
> > > Realized while walking back, rtfm idiot. so i check the faq and
> search
> > the
> > > mailling list at sourceforge (that search function acts broke it
> always
> > > returns a blank page). No luck either.
> > >
> > >
> > > So would someone enlighten me on how one gets this file to be saved?
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh and the directory perms are correct and im running it as the
> nagios
> > id.
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
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