[Xymon] Monitoring folder size, without saveing the whole folder structure

Hi,

I have a backup folder which I monitor the folder size of. I do that by using the DIR configuration and a TRACK tag, which is working fine.

But every time the client reports in it includes the whole folder structure under the folder I monitor which is big, so the "Client data" file is big and take up a lot space on the server.

So what is the best way to avoid that?

I have a couple of suggestions, but others are mostly welcome:

1. Set a cron job to delete the files when they are certain age.
2. Maybe some configuration on the DIR command which stop it from sending the sub folders.
3. create a custom script which send the size of the folder I want to monitor.

Thanks, Kim