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How to change credentials used to monitor host
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:45 pm
by mcdonamw
I inherited Nagios so I'm quite unfamiliar with it. I am currently monitoring an ESXi host that I need to change the password on but I cannot find anywhere within the Nagios XI UI to set any sort of credentials.
How do I do this? I've searched all over the web and can only find information on how to change the Nagios password itself.
TIA
Re: How to change credentials used to monitor host
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:21 pm
by bbahn
Hello @mcdonamw,
What password are you trying to change? If you're trying to change the credentials used by your Nagios XI server to monitor the ESXi server, there are two primary ways to do this:
- Rerun the wizard for the ESXi server. This should overwrite the current configuration with your new one.
- Manually change your configuration. The file containing your credentials should be in /usr/local/nagiosxi/etc/components/vmware/[hostname]_auth.txt
Re: How to change credentials used to monitor host
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:47 pm
by mcdonamw
Correct. Changing the credentials used to monitor the ESXi host. Thank you for the solutions!
Re: How to change credentials used to monitor host
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:07 am
by jameslauren34