Is the format of nagios' status.dat file documented anywhere? The file contains useful info, so I have my "nagios machine" push (rsync) the file to my other servers. This means machine X can tell if machine Y is up, even if the two machines can't talk to each other directly.
I figured out service statuses 0,1,2,3 stand for OK, WARNING, CRITICAL, and UNKNOWN respectively (same as nagios plug-in exit codes). I was hoping host status would be the same, but it turns out 0 is OK and 1 is DOWN (this made sense to me later, since hosts don't really have a "WARNING" or "CRITICAL" state-- does UNREACHABLE = 2?). One concern: when I upgrade nagios, will the status.dat format remain consistent? Is there an "API" or something I should use instead? -- We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ 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
