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Where are the variables defined in resources.cfg stored in Nagios XI?

Thanks!

Same file as core. Access them as you would in core with $USERn$.

I want to use the database as the primary storage of templates, etc. Once edited, does this file need to be imported into Nagios? Is this file read dynamically or does something need to be restarted in order to activate the changes?

kendallchenoweth wrote:Once edited, does this file need to be imported into Nagios?

Nope. Nagios (and XI ) use this file in place.

kendallchenoweth wrote: Is this file read dynamically or does something need to be restarted in order to activate the changes?

The file is only read on nagios startup, so any changes to resource.cfg will need to be accompanied by a nagios service restart.

Thanks for your help!!!