[mrtg] Re: 'Failed to reach Target' email

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

Michael Robbins wrote:
> 
> I am monitoring the interface on a piece of equipment that is not up all the
> time (it's down more than it is up).  Is there a way to tell MRTG that if it
> can't reach a specific Target to immediately assume the values are zero
> (Unknaszero works, but doesn't update the graph until the device comes back
> up).  I also don't need an email for 'Failed to reach Target'.  Can this be
> turned off as well?
> 
Just write a script that returns exactly what you want.  MRTG can call
this script and will receive output --> no errors and it will update.

Writing the script is up to you.  Processing it is described well in the
manual (see /usr/src/mrtg/doc/config.txt, look for external)

regards,
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