Web-Based config

[Rasmus Plewe]

Well, I tried to avoid getting involved, but...

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 03:30:30PM -0600, jason at cannonfodder.org wrote:
> just my .02 worth.
> 
> I am going to have to agree. We have ~300 hosts and ~1500 services and
> the initial setup of nagios was a major project. 

You call writing a ~20 line shell script plus some manual tuning a
"major project"? 

> Add to that the fact
> that I would have to "dumb down" the documentation even more and give
> our support staff access I dont want them to have in order for them to
> be able to setup new hosts and services. 

[ ] You know what you can do with Unix file/directory permissions and
    nagios' ability to use more than one config file. 

I admit that, if you have two or three hosts/services, a web based
point-and-click based config option is much easier. But with a certain
level of depth and experience, you should be much faster using an
editor modifying config files (or scripting them, for larger changes)
than filling in any number of web forms with combinations of clicking
and typing. 

I'm arrogant enough to add that if you're not experienced enough to
see the point and agree, I wouldn't think you're experienced enough to
be trusted to monitor my precious equipment. 

Don't take this personal, but attitudes like "give me something to
click and I don't care what the config file looks like" are worrying
me. Greater power is rarely found than the one you get by
understanding and being able to manipulate config files directly. 

I don't really care if there is a (usable) web interface. I agree that
it should be tied to Nagios at least as closely as the plugins. But the
minute I discover that the config files are messed up because of them,
you will hear me scream. Wherever on this earth you may happen to be. 


Rasmus


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