X-Git-Url: https://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=nagcollect.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=5e61bc3a0b1d01814460fa9c3a860b5e6f2035bb;hp=e0d5c5de431c1fada586adc41841fab8a75f3fd2;hb=6746bd121aaab15db516ddbc90902ef63104848f;hpb=838f971d2c8b7013bb4ee34042f884d5af12b2c2 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index e0d5c5d..5e61bc3 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ NagCollect: Nagios Data Collector for Passive Checks - Copyright (c)2009 Alexander Barton, alex@barton.de + Copyright (c)2009-2011 Alexander Barton, alex@barton.de + + NagCollect is free software and published under the + terms of the GNU General Public License. INSTALL @@ -27,4 +30,21 @@ Client 1. Run "make install-client". -2. Make sure /usr/local/sbin/nagcollect is run periodically with a valid key. +2. Adjust the client configuration in /usr/local/etc/nagcollect.conf. + +3. Make sure /usr/local/sbin/nagcollect is run periodically. + +On Mac OS X, you can use the following to commands to start and stop the +periodic execution, which "make install-client" does on this platform: + +- Start: sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/de.barton.nagcollect +- Stop: sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/de.barton.nagcollect + + +Plugins (active checks) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +1. Run "make install-plugins". + +The plugins will be build (generated using the passive service checks and +a wrapper script) and installed into /usr/local/lib/nagios/plugins/.