On 2012/06/13 11:04 PM, Henrik Størner wrote:
And it has made me consider the idea of using a database for storing at least some of the configuration - first of all the hosts.cfg configuration of hosts, IP-adresses and network tests. This would make some things simpler, others a bit more complex - "xymongrep", for instance - but would also make it a lot easier to provide a GUI for managing what hosts are being monitored.
This is not going to happen anytime soon, but since the subject was up in the air - what do you think about it ? Is it a major problem that Xymon has all configuration in text files ?
For us, that would be a welcomed addition. I do not want to give physical access to the monitoring team and having a GUI of sorts would allow them to "manage" the system in a much cleaner way.
It could also open up the possibility of having access control built into Xymon instead of relying on Apache for restricting certain users / groups to certain pages in the future.
Regards, Cami