[Bigsister-general] configuration question: "msgs" (FAQs)

[Danny Howard <suppressed>]

Hello,

So, for a host I get yellow in msgs:
"Cannot open the log: /var/log/maillog: Permission denied
messages looks fine"

Okay, so maybe I can configure the thing that is checking to not try the
/var/log/maillog.  Hrmmm.

Q: How do I tell where this "msgs" column comes from?

localhost   fs=all(6%-10%),all-ufs(6%-10%),all-ext2(6%-10%) diskfree
localhost   syslog dumpdates
localhost   proc=httpd,smbd,sshd procs
localhost   cpuload
localhost   users
localhost   memory
localhost   network

I would guess that it is the syslog tester that is the "msgs" tester
that complains about the /var/log/maillog?

Q: How do I know that "syslog" is a health test, and not simply an
argument to the "dumpdates" health test?

Okay, so I go to RTFM.  bin/testers lists a bunch of health checks, but
none of them is syslog OR dumpdates!  Is this some "legacy" check?

Q: Is there a way to pass arguments to old-style checker scripts, or
should I just abandon those fuggers?

Thanks,
-danny

-- 
http://dannyman.toldme.com/


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