Monitoring Module Configuration

Overview

The module specific configuration is stored in /etc/icingaweb2/modules/monitoring.

File/Directory	Description
config.ini	Security settings (e.g. protected custom vars) for the `monitoring` module
backends.ini	Data backend (e.g. the IDO database resource name).
commandtransports.ini	Command transports for specific Icinga instances

Navigate into Configuration -> Modules -> Monitoring. This allows you to see the provided permissions and restrictions by this module.

Option	Description
protected_customvars	Optional. Comma separated list of string patterns for custom variables which should be excluded from user's view.

Example for custom variable names which match *pw* or *pass* or community.

# vim /etc/icingaweb2/modules/monitoring/config.ini

[security]
protected_customvars = "*pw*,*pass*,community"