You can extract the file to any directory you want and then add the cfg_file directive that points to it in the nagios.cfg .
that being said - if your packages created a conf.d dir , your best way to go is to put it in there . This is a "all inclusive " directory where the nagios will read all .cfg files and load them. Assaf On Saturday 31 January 2009 00:13:43 mar...@chetnet.co.uk wrote: > Hi all first time user here of Nagios. > I'm using Unbunto 8.10 which automatically installed > Nagios3, I have followed the guides which all mention > the templates.cfg, problem is the only one I can find > is zipped up in the directory > /usr/share/doc/nagios3/examples/template-object, if I > extract this file what directory should I put it in, > should it go in my /etc/nagios3 dir or in > /etc/nagios3/conf.d > > Hope you can help me on my quest to learn about this > fantastic monitoring solution. > > Regards > > Martyn > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Assaf Flatto SSP Ops Team Linux System Administrator 169 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AE IMPORTANT . this email and the information in it may be confidential, legally privileged and/or protected by law. It is intended solely for the use of the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Please also delete all copies of this email and any attachments from your system. We cannot guarantee the security or confidentiality of email communications. We do not accept any liability for losses or damages that you may suffer as a result of your receipt of this email including but not limited to computer service or system failure, access delays or interruption, data non-delivery or mis-delivery, computer viruses or other harmful components. Copyright in this email and any attachments belong to Select Service Partner UK Limited. Should you communicate with anyone at Select Service Partner UK Limited by email, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Nothing in this email shall be taken or read as suggesting, proposing or relating to any agreement concerted practice or other practice that could infringe UK or EC competition legislation. Select Service Partner UK Limited is a company registered in England and Wales (company number 05687183) whose registered office is at 1 The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge. Surrey. KT13 0NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ 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