Only 1 hostgroup access?

[Matsushita, Nobuo]

Thanks Benny,

I forgot about "contact_name".
If I don't specify any user in the cgi.cfg, Nagios only allows access if the user is in "contact" group or "contacts".

Thank You !

Nobuo

>>Is it possible to give a user access to only one hostgroup?
>>
>> Someone told me that  " if authentication is enabled is to only show hosts
>> and services to people who are contacts on those hosts and services".
>> Would  somebody please  give me an example of this setting?
>>
>> When I check the cgi.cfg file, I cannot figure out how this can be done.
>>
>> Thanks in Advance.

>Nobuo,

  > If you enable authentication in cgi.cfg (use_authentication=1),
>Nagios will automatically limit access to hosts and services that
>the user is a contact for.

  > So, first you enable authentication as above.

   >Then, you either create a new contact group for this user, or
>add them to an existing one.  Once they are in a contact group,
>you add that contact group to the host or service (the contact_groups
>parameter).

  > Nagios will take care of all the rest for you.

>Benny


Nobuo Matsushita
The Children's Hospital
720-777-8000

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