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
acknowledge_expire	Optional. Check "Use Expire Time" in Acknowledgement dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).
acknowledge_expire_time	Optional. Set default value for "Expire Time" in Acknowledgement dialog, its calculated as now + this setting. Format is a PHP Dateinterval. Defaults to 1 hour (PT1H).
acknowledge_notify	Optional. Check "Send Notification" in Acknowledgement dialog by default. Defaults to 1 (true).
acknowledge_persistent	Optional. Check "Persistent Comment" in Acknowledgement dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).
acknowledge_sticky	Optional. Check "Sticky Acknowledgement" in Acknowledgement dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).
custom_notification_forced	Optional. Check "Forced" in Custom Notification dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).
hostcheck_all_services	Optional. Check "All Services" in Schedule Host Check dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).
hostdowntime_all_services	Optional. Check "All Services" in Schedule Host Downtime dialog by default. Defaults to 0 (false).

Example for having acknowledgements with 2 hours expire time by default.

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

[settings]
acknowledge_expire = 1
acknowledge_expire_time = PT2H

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"