On 4/4/2014 6:15 AM, Jeremy Laidman wrote:
On 3 April 2014 03:11, John Thurston <john.thurston at alaska.gov> wrote:
This reuses all/any of the ftp send/response strings in protocols.cfg which is nicer than copy/paste the whole section. The problem with this approach is updates to the Xymon application will repair protocols.cfg by keeping my modified definition _and_ reinserting the original.
You can use the "include" keyword for protocols.cfg. So you could append "include protocols-local.cfg" at the end of protocols.cfg, and then put your re-definition into that file.
A couple of months ago, I dug through the documentation seeking just such an option. Your suggestion was enough to have me try it even without finding it in the doc. I didn't confirm the 'include' keyword worked because I really wanted the 'directory' function.
a'yep. It does.
I've appended: directory /opt/xymon/server/etc/protocols.d to server/etc/protocols.cfg and it happily consumes the files I put in that directory.
Upgrades should leave your own version alone, and you only need to re-insert the include line to get it working again. If it's anything like the graphs.cfg file, later definitions (such as in files included at the end) will replace earlier definitions.
Shucks. I didn't know it would work with graphs.cfg, too. I'm off to try the same thing there. Thank you, Jeremy!
Do things because you should, not just because you can.John Thurston 907-465-8591 John.Thurston at alaska.gov Enterprise Technology Services Department of Administration State of Alaska