database support for configuration files?

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

Instead of comma/tab-delimited files, why not XML?  I know there are already
others working on an XML-based solution to what you describe.  Since XML
seems to be the way to go, this might be preferable.

Food for thought.

jc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert S. Galloway [mailto:securityguy at ikano.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:31 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] database support for configuration files?
> 
> 
> I would like to see a useful graphical front end as well. I 
> haven't been
> able to get Nagat to even display on my box (and I've gotten 
> no responses to
> my calls for help). I would suggest that it would be better 
> to not use a
> database backend though. I would rather have a front end that 
> parses the
> configuration files on the fly. That way you could use either 
> the front end
> or manually edit the config files at any time. 
> 
> My team is working on some perl scripts that build 
> configuration files from
> comma and tab delimitated files. I would be happy to make 
> them available if
> they would help.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Robert S. Galloway
> Chief Network Security Engineer
> IKANO Communications
> ...the Internet branding company
> Official Data Networking Services Provider for the
> Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games of 2002
> securityguy at ikano.com
> 
> 
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