[mrtg] Re: Using an external program as a target

[alex at ergens.op.Het.Net]

Paul D. Walker II wrote:

> What does MRTG use the third and fourth lines of input from an external 
> program target for. I was just tinkering around and got MRTG to plot active 
> ports in a residence hall, but was only sending MRTG the "input" and 
> "output" values then EOF. No lines for uptime or name of device were 
> provided.  The plot is doing what I want right now, so if I am not missing 
> anything, I am not going to change it.

I'm not sure if they are actually used at all, but if they are:

Those lines provide:
 - router uptime in human readable format
     used on the web page
 - the target name.
     if it changes, mrtg won't update; it will abort with an error message.

regards,
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