> As far as logging events, etc. to a DB in addition to the default log
> file, that will be easy to do once I finish writing an external addon
> specifically for this purpose. Basically Nagios will pass
> information (log entries, check results, events, etc.) to an exernal
> daemon. That daemon will be able to load user-defined modules that
> can handle some or all of that data any way they choose (modules will
> register callback functions for different types of data they want at
> load time). A simple module might trap host/service alerts and all
> log file entries and dump them into a DB. Other modules might take
> performance data from host/service checks and dump it to a DB, pipe
> it into an RRDTool-enabled app, etc.
Aaargh! Typical! Just finished writing code to use a DB for all the log
stuff, just going through finial testing now. Are people still
interested in this, or would they prefer to wait for the new system?
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Dougal Scott Connect Internet Solutions
dwagon@connect.com.au 9/114 Albert Rd
Senior Systems Administrator South Melbourne, Australia, 3205
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