From 4fc41745e0be1841f86e8d4439df4b74d417e3e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Weiss Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:00:17 +0200 Subject: FAQ: "Update" instead of "Migration" Most users just "update" from our previous releases, they don't "migrate" from another project. --- web/input/doc/faq/update.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 web/input/doc/faq/update.md (limited to 'web/input/doc/faq/update.md') diff --git a/web/input/doc/faq/update.md b/web/input/doc/faq/update.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6fd2634 --- /dev/null +++ b/web/input/doc/faq/update.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +title: Update to Monitoring Plugins +parent: FAQ +--- + +# How do I update to Monitoring Plugins? + +If you installed the [Nagios Plugins][nagios-plugins] package in the past and +now plan to update to a Monitoring Plugins release, you should check whether +your operating system vendor provides an official package. If no such package +exists, you might have to [install the Monitoring Plugins from +source][compiling]. + +You must then make sure the new plugins are found by your monitoring +application. While the Nagios Plugins were usually installed into the +directory `/usr/local/nagios/libexec` when built from the source tarball, the +Monitoring Plugins are by default installed to `/usr/local/libexec`. You can +change this by specifying the `--prefix` option when calling the `./configure` +script. For example, the following commands would install the Monitoring +Plugins into the old location: + + $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios + $ make + $ su root -c 'make install' + +If you prefer the new location (`/usr/local/libexec`), you must adjust your +monitoring application's configuration instead. The details obviously depend +on the software you're using. If in doubt, you will probably find the right +place(s) to modify by searching your configuration for the old pathname, e.g.: + + $ grep -r /usr/local/nagios /etc + +If you run into any trouble, please don't hesitate to [contact us][support]! + +[nagios-plugins]: http://www.nagios-plugins.org/ "Nagios Plugins" +[compiling]: doc/faq/compilation.html "Compiling the Monitoring Plugins" +[icinga-1]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga-1/ "Icinga 1" +[icinga-2]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga2/ "Icinga 2" +[naemon]: http://naemon.github.io/ "Naemon" +[nagios]: http://www.nagios.org/ "Nagios" +[support]: support.html "Monitoring Plugins Support" + + -- cgit v1.2.3-74-g34f1