<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Sounds like you just volunteered.... :) The squeaky wheel get the oil! <IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys/8.gif"> I think a simple 2-3 host example could clear things up nicely for new users. Once you add a few hosts you begin to see how the config files interelate. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> doug.moore@ibill.com wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">yes, Nagios is poorly documented the common user. There needs to be a "paint-by-numbers" section on how to add services to nagios for one. How about a 1-2-3 to getting users proper authentication via the cgi.cfg file? How about a 1-2-3 on how to setup nagios for Service Check Scheduling, state types and time periods. As it stands now, a newbie has to "sift" through pages and pages of documentation and config files to learn this. Trial and error... mostly error and trial. There is still no documentation of the relationship of the various cfg files. I for one still don't 100% understand how all these thing tie together. Nagios does have adequate install documentation but after that if falls very short. I realize that docs are the last thing anyone wants to do, but for a product as complicated as this, it really is going to have to produce them to survive in the long term. People learn by example, nagios is lacking severely in the example area for configuring major areas of the program. No, sorry the examples in the .cfg files don't count. Why? again, you don't know the dependencies between the cfg files. Yep, having a contact-group of novell-admins doesn't do much when it isn't documented where it appears and what it all effects. Not bashing the product, but just pointing out what every review of nagios states, Nagios has terrible documentation. -----Original Message----- From: Anoop Atre [mailto:anoopa@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:25 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] config file Ok I have to object to this, I don't think nagios is that badly documented. Atleast for the initial setup and then there is -h for the plugins. I installed it and had it up in at pretty muc h the speed with which I've setup other software (didn't even use rpms and I hear they work (mostly) pretty much out of the box) It just needs a little rtfm and stfw, not that I still need some help with certain things but on the whole nagios is not as bad as quite a few people make it out to be. No I am not an 'expert' of sorts, hells I don't even code as much : ) Ethan maybe you could setup the information on the origins of the damned word nagios on the main nagios page (maybe a click on the word it self brings up the info..what it means, where it's from, how do you pronounce it, etc) it's just funny how every week there is that same question again : ) I would highly recomend newbies (including moi) should read the following text put together by 'da man' (have to scroll down a bit. http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ~ ps. doesn't mean I haven't asked 'dumb' questions on this l ist or on others : ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <DOUG.MOORE@IBILL.COM> To: <ANDREWM659@HOTMAIL.COM>; <NAGIOS-USERS@LISTS.SOURCEFORGE.NET> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] config file > The final part of the install process creates samples for all the .cfg files > located in /usr/local/nagios/etc > > did you run > make all > make install > make install-init > make install-config > > The "install-config" will make sample config files for all the .cfg files > you need. Now, understanding how each are inter-related is another story!!! > :) > > you need more than just the nagios.cfg file to get nagios to work. Almost > every flipping .cfg file in the nagios etc directory is dependent on each > other. > > Welcome to nagios, the *worst* documented network management program out > there! :) > > > Once you get past the install docs (which are ok), you have to rely on this > list for the rest. There is no "here is how you add a device, follow the > these steps... 1, 2, 3, 4 docs. > > Forget about finding a document on how each file in etc is dependent on each > other and what step-by-step changes to make when adding > devices/commands/services/hosts, etc.. It doesn't exist as far as I know. > > The guys on this list are great for support and answering questions! > > My advice, get nagios working with ONE device and service (ping is easy) and > expand out from there. That only took me around 20 hrs!! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Meyer [mailto:andrewm659@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:56 PM > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Nagios-users] config file & gt; > > could anyone send me there config file please. I am confused as of how to > set one up. > > Andrew Meyer > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. 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