[mrtg] Re: command line switch to just verify config syntax?

[Jeff Cook]

   >
   >Yesterday Jeff Cook wrote:
   >
   >> Yes there is.  I don't have the info handy, but it is in the MRTG docs.  I use it to do exactly what you are trying.
   >> 1. Create new config file.
   >> 2. Use MRTG to test the file.
   >> 3. If bad, send me an alert and run the existing config.
   >> 4. If good, copy config over old one and run it.
   >
   >note, that you could run mrtg as a daemon and sent it a SIG -HUP
   >when you want it to reload the cfg ... this would save you time
   >when the cfg has NOT changed ...
   >
   >cheers
   >tobi
I could do that. It would save me a few CPU cycles.  But I don't know when the fi e changes.  Any ideas?

   >>
   >> This happens every 5 min.  I always have an up to date config file.
   >>
   >>
   >> HTH
   >>
   >> -----Original Message-----
   >>    >From: "Pete Templin" <petelists at templin.org>
   >>    >Sent: 5/13/04 1:50:59 PM
   >>    >To: "mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch" <mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch>
   >>    >Subject: [mrtg] command line switch to just verify config syntax?
   >>    >
   >>    >List,
   >>    >
   >>    >Is there any easy way to run MRTG but only verify if the syntax of the
   >>    >config file is clean?  In conjunction with automating the generation of
   >>    >my config files, I'd like to add a verification step so I don't
   >>    >accidentally overwrite a good config file with a buggy config file.
   >>    >
   >>    >TIA,
   >>    >
   >>    >pt
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