Eric, I think you're missing the ngraph.ncfg component, which seems to tell collect2.pl that it can grab files in a given directory (I use /usr/local/nagios/var/rw instead of /dev/shm since I already know the nagios user has appropriate rights):
interface file perffile_path /dev/shm - Brock -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Aiken Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:23 PM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] rrd gaps Hi Gerd Hi Gerd I'm struggling with the "undocumented" interface-file feature. I have the same gaps problem. I've implemented your suggestions, but I'm confused about how the data get's converted into rrd's. with the pipe's version my command.cfg contained define command{ command_name process-service-perfdata command_line /usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/contrib/fifo_write.pl /var/log/nagios/rw/ngraph.pipe '$HOSTNAME$ $SERVICEDESC$ $SERVICEOUTPUT$ $SERVICEPERFDATA$' 3 } This passed the data into the pipe where the collect2.pl was watching and converted the data in rrd's with the file version, I removed that definition and replaced it with: define command{ command_name process-service-perfdata-file command_line mv /usr/local/nagios/var/service-perfdata /usr/local/nagios/var/service-perfdata.$TIMET$ } Now Nagios sends the data to service-prefdata, which is mv'd to a timestamped file periodically. How is the data supposed to get converted into rrd's now? How does the collect2.pl daemon know when to process the files? As it is now, no rrd files are generated. collect2.pl is running, nagios is sending the data to /dev/shm/service-perfdata and then they are moved to /dev/shm/service-perfdata.<stamp>. my fifo version worked, it just had gaps. thanks for your help - Eric Aiken (Eric.Aiken) - Eric Aiken (Eric.Aiken) ----------------------- This thread is located in the archive at this URL: http://www.nagiosexchange.org/nagios-users.34.0.html?&tx_maillisttofaq_pi1[s howUid]=7829 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ 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