Re: [Nagios-devel] Purpose of use_syslog
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:34 am
Steven D. Morrey wrote:
> Thanks Andreas,
> One thing I don't want to do is break existing functionality like that.
> I'll see about modifying it to Only, Both or Off any suggestions on the naming convention?
> My first thought was 0,1,2 meaning, off,only and both, repsectively, but if we did that then people with existing installs with syslog on, would suddenly have syslog only and there history browsing would break.
> Let me know what you think!
>
I think breaking existing installs is a no-go. Patches to do so won't be
accepted, so don't waste your time on it. Making '2' be 'syslog only'
would be acceptable though.
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Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and
terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war
on peace.
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> Thanks Andreas,
> One thing I don't want to do is break existing functionality like that.
> I'll see about modifying it to Only, Both or Off any suggestions on the naming convention?
> My first thought was 0,1,2 meaning, off,only and both, repsectively, but if we did that then people with existing installs with syslog on, would suddenly have syslog only and there history browsing would break.
> Let me know what you think!
>
I think breaking existing installs is a no-go. Patches to do so won't be
accepted, so don't waste your time on it. Making '2' be 'syslog only'
would be acceptable though.
--
Andreas Ericsson [email protected]
OP5 AB www.op5.se
Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231
Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and
terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war
on peace.
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Original poster: [email protected]