CFG_DIR recursive feature..

[Cipriani, Robert C]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Cipriani, Robert C
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 3:42 PM
> To: 'nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net'
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] CFG_DIR recursive feature..
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Haulmark [mailto:chris at sigd.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:26 AM
> > To: Cipriani, Robert C; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] CFG_DIR recursive feature..
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Chris Haulmark [mailto:chris at sigd.net]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:57 AM
> > > > To: Cipriani, Robert C; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] CFG_DIR recursive feature..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Chris Haulmark [mailto:chris at sigd.net]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 5:44 PM
> > > > > > To: Cipriani, Robert C; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] CFG_DIR recursive feature..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Yep.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I could see that it did not include the deeper config
> > > files.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Excuse me:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm using nagios-3.0.b7 on FreeBSD 6.2.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Here are the sample lines that I pasted from the nagios.cfg.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD03/
> > > > > > > > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD03/clients
> > > > > > > > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD03/servers
> > > > > > > > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD03/networks
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I commented out the last 3 lines and did nagios -v on the
> > > > > > nagios.cfg.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > It errors with no hosts and services defined.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When I removed the comments from those last 3 lines and
> > redid
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > nagios -v on the nagios.cfg....it did not error.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [...snip....]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hmm...maybe try dropping the trailing slash? I know this
> > worked
> > > > for
> > > > > me
> > > > > > > on 3.0.b6. I'm setting up 3.0.rc1 on a new box now, will test.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried either:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD03
> > > > > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/etc/nagios/svchosts.FBSD03
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Both were still giving errors as long as the last 3 lines, that
> > I
> > > > > > mentioned
> > > > > > in my previous email, were commented out.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Chris
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris,
> > > > >
> > > > > Any luck yet? It works for me with 3.0rc1.  Maybe try without the
> > .
> > > > > character (a long shot...I haven't looked at the source
> > code...that
> > > > > shouldn't cause a problem but it's worth a try).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > No luck.  I tried to change the . to - (dash):
> > > >
> > > > ### NAGIOS2 ###
> > > >
> > > > cfg_dir=svchosts-NAGIOS2/
> > > > #cfg_dir=svchosts-NAGIOS2/clients
> > > > #cfg_dir=svchosts-NAGIOS2/servers
> > > > #cfg_dir=svchosts-NAGIOS2/networks
> > > >
> > > > I also upgraded nagios-devel to RC1.  It has failed.
> > > >
> > > > I could not enable the debugging level to show the startup
> > > > stats when the config files are getting loaded.
> > > >
> > > > I got someone else to look thru the source for me.
> > > >
> > > > Any new insights are welcome.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert C. Cipriani
> > > > > Senior Network Administrator
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> > > Try an absolute path.
> > > This is mine:
> > >
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hosts
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/printers
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/switches
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/routers
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hostgroups
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/services
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/servicegroups
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hostdependencies
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/servicedependencies
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contacts
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contactgroups
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/timeperiods
> > > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/commands
> > >
> >
> > This is the first thing I did when I noticed this problem.
> >
> > I noticed that you may not have a directory containing the cfg files
> > in those listed directories?  They look like default paths?
> >
> > My actual directories are:
> >
> > /usr/local/etc/nagios/svchosts-NAGIOS2/clients

> > /usr/local/etc/nagios/svchosts-NAGIOS2/servers
> > /usr/local/etc/nagios/svchosts-NAGIOS2/networks
> >
> > There are cfg files in each of those directories relevant to
> > its purposes.
> >
> > In the nagios.cfg, I have those lines:
> >
> > cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD02/
> > #cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD02/clients
> > #cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD02/servers
> > #cfg_dir=svchosts.FBSD02/networks
> >
> > Testings were done to make sure the . (period) was not the culprit.
> > I tried dashes and without any special characters.  I used absolute
> > paths too.
> >
> > Nagios always failed with no services or hosts found.  Those services
> > and hosts .cfg files are in those three directories.  If I removed
> > the comments from those three cfg_dir lines, nagios would start up
> > successfully.
> >
> > It is apparent that you are running Linux because of the different etc
> > path compared to FreeBSD's.  It is not supposed to be relevant to this
> > situation.
> >
> > Right now, I am using nagios-devel RC1 on FreeBSD 6.2.  There are two
> > different slaves that are using either svchosts.FBSD02 and
> > svchosts.FBSD03.  I had hoped to use the master which would load both
> > svchosts.FBSD01, svchosts.FBSD02, and svchosts.FBSD03.
> >
> > It would have been easy to use three of cfg_dir lines instead of several
> > for each directories inside those primary directories.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
> My mistake...I got what you were trying to do backwards. Let me test with
> just the etc subdirectory to see if it works for me.
>
>
>

I should point out that the directories I have listed above have their own subdirectories (for example, /usr/local/nagios/etc/services contains a templates subdirectory). Any configs within these are recursively processed normally.

Robert C. Cipriani

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