R: too many lines in archive log

[Marco Borsani]

I'd like to send in the passive checks less frequently, but I did not find where to configure.

marco

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Andreas Ericsson [mailto:ae at op5.se] 
Inviato: lunedì 12 dicembre 2011 11:34
A: Nagios Users List
Cc: Marco Borsani
Oggetto: Re: [Nagios-users] too many lines in archive log

On 12/12/2011 10:35 AM, Marco Borsani wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Probably I made some errors in the passive checks configuration ..
> 
> The main Nagios server has 132 passive hosts and 400 passive services 
> configured (only 30 active hosts and 60 active services), received 
> from two remote Nagios systems.
> 
> 
> 
> In each archive file I have more than 420.000 lines (compared to 
> another Nagios server with about 20.000, with no passive checks configured).
> 
> 
> 
> I see many and many rows like :
> 
> [1323564139] EXTERNAL COMMAND: PROCESS_SERVICE_CHECK_RESULT;  
> 
> [1323564139] EXTERNAL COMMAND: PROCESS_HOST_CHECK_RESULT;  
> 
>     .
> 
> And
> 
> [1323564137] PASSIVE HOST CHECK:  
> 
> [1323564137] PASSIVE SERVICE CHECK:  
> 
> 
> 
> Is it normal ?
> 

Yes.

> What can I check/modify to reduce the logs ?
> 

Set log_external_commands=0 in your nagios.cfg file. That should cut your logs in half, roughly. You could also send in the passive checks less frequently.

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