I rely on the lastseen database to validate whether or not cf-agent is running across the farm. I cross-reference the cf3 output with a list of hosts produced by our build system and diff out any stragglers for manual inspection. I think the lastseen database expires hosts that haven't been seen in a week by default. Be aware there's a very random bug with lastseen in versions < 3.1.5 where it spontaneously stops updating (though all other functionality remains in place).
It sounds like you want proof that cf3 has actually *done* something though. Since the majority of the time cf3 will only be validating promises it has already fulfilled I think your timestamp nagios coupling makes sense. That's a surprising bug you've mentioned though. If you have a bug # or a URL to a post about it I would appreciate you sharing it. _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
