smokeping monitores changes to the config file and reloads the webif. But only 
the config file. If you use @include you have to touch the config file to force 
a reload.

cheers
tobi

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On 08.07.2012, at 06:54, Ryan Becker <[email protected]> wrote:

> Unfortunately I can't reproduce this.  A restart of Smokeping is all I needed 
> to add a monitored host, and the web interface updated immediately.  Maybe 
> someone else can reproduce?
> 
> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have the same behavior on two different boxes so far. Both are FreeBSD (8.2 
> on one and 9.0 on another) with Apache2.2 and mod_fcgi 2.3.6 and Smokeping 
> 2.6.7.
> 
>  
> 
> -Vinny
> 
>  
> 
> From: Ryan Becker [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 12:49 AM
> To: Abello, Vinny
> Cc: [email protected]
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] fcgid and config changes
>  
> 
> I can't say I've ever seen that issue but I can test it on my end if you like 
> to see if I experience the same thing.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:46 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Literally any modification to the config file that affects the web interface 
> html content, including but not limited to adding or removing new items being 
> monitored by smokeping. The issue is not what’s being modified but I think 
> the fact that the old cgi process never dies and continues using the old 
> config file until…. I don’t know when. I’ve always had to kill the process or 
> restart Apache which also ends the process to make the web interface reflect 
> the current configuration file. I’m talking specifically about the web 
> interface and not the daemon. There is no problem with that piece. I just 
> never had this issue with SpeedyCGI. Perhaps I have something configured 
> wrong.
> 
>  
> 
> -Vinny
> 
>  
> 
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Ryan Becker
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 12:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] fcgid and config changes
> 
>  
> 
> What "changes" are we talking about?
> 
> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I’ve noticed in the newer versions of smokeping using fgcid, that any config 
> changes aren’t reflected in the web interface until the existing process is 
> ended and a new one spawned. Is it just expected that after each change you 
> will kill the old process to get the web interface to reflect the changes 
> that the daemon is already aware of? Is the smokeping supposed to kill the 
> old web process on reload? I never had this issue with SpeedyCGI in 2.4.2 and 
> earlier.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> -Vinny
> 
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