Thanks for that reply. So the init.d script tell the nagios daemon where to find the config files and other things...what about the CGI scripts...how do they know where to look? On Jul 3, 2009 8:56am, Mark Gius <mgius@createspace.com> wrote: > > > > The main nagios configuration file is configurable in the init script. > All other files are read based on the cfg_file and cfg_dir directives > in that main nagios configuration file. So you can either use the > default nagios.cfg, which then points to things in /export/nagios, or > edit the init script to also use a nagios.cfg in /export/nagios > > > > -Gius > > > > megamic@gmail.com wrote: > Hi > > > > I want to build and install Nagios under a certain path (eg /opt/local) > but tell it to find it's configuration (nagios.cfg, cgi.cfg) elsewhere > (eg /export/nagios). There is useful configure directive for the > lockfile (--with-lockfile), is there something similar for > configuration path? Ideally I don't want to install anything under > /export/nagios as part of the installation procedure, another process > will deploy the correct configuration there, I just want to set Nagios > to look there when it runs. > > > > Cheers > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > > > > >