Configuration 0.4.x

For older version please refer to doc/configuration/0.3.x

Configuration is fairly simple and straight forward. But due to flexibility the actual file may be placed in many location and can even not be a file at all (for instance the registry). Regardless of which store you have for configuration the end result is the same. The configuration will const of a section (path) a key and a value. The path (section) is a hierarcical structure meaning you will find things like /foo/bar/baz or to make real examples /settings/NRPE/server. This is similar to how it was in older version except there we would only have had NRPE in the path (section) name. If your configuration is in a file (and most likely it is) you can edit it using a normal text editor (such as notepad or vi). The file is usually called nsc.ini or nsclient.ini (but this can be changed).

The configuration is as mentioned divided into sections (paths) each with a given name.

The various sections are described in short below. The default configuration file has a lot of examples and comments so make sure you change this before you use NSClient++ as some of the examples might be potential security issues.

/modules

Normal settings

CheckDisk		CheckDisk: CheckDisk can check various file and disk related things.
		The current version has commands to check Size of hard drives and directories.
CheckEventLog		Event log Checker.: Check for errors and warnings in the event log.
		This is only supported through NRPE so if you plan to use only NSClient this wont help you at all.
CheckExternalScripts		Check External Scripts: A simple wrapper to run external scripts and batch files.
CheckHelpers		Helper function: Various helper function to extend other checks.
		This is also only supported through NRPE.
CheckNSCP		Check NSCP: Checkes the state of the agent
CheckSystem		CheckSystem: Various system related checks, such as CPU load, process state, service state memory usage and PDH counters.
CheckTaskSched		CheckTaskSched: CheckTaskSched can check various file and disk related things.
		The current version has commands to check Size of hard drives and directories.
CheckTaskSched2		CheckTaskSched2: CheckTaskSched2 can check various file and disk related things.
		The current version has commands to check Size of hard drives and directories.
CheckWMI		CheckWMI: CheckWMI can check various file and disk related things.
		The current version has commands to check Size of hard drives and directories.
FileLogger		File logger: Writes errors and (if configured) debug info to a text file.
NRPEClient		NRPE client (w/ SSL): A simple client for checking remote NRPE servers (think proxy).
NRPEServer		NRPE server: A simple server that listens for incoming NRPE connection and handles them.
		NRPE is preferred over NSClient as it is more flexible. You can of cource use both NSClient and NRPE.
NSCAClient		NSCAClient: Passive check support (needs NSCA on nagios server).
		Avalible crypto are: {0=No Encryption (not safe), 1=XOR, 2=DES, 3=DES-EDE3, 4=CAST-128, 6=XTEA, 8=Blowfish, 9=Twofish, 11=RC2, 14=AES, 15=AES, 16=AES, 20=Serpent, 23=GOST}
NSCAServer		NSCA server (w/ encryption): A simple server that listens for incoming NSCA connection and handles them.
		Avalible crypto are: {0=No Encryption (not safe), 1=XOR, 2=DES, 3=DES-EDE3, 4=CAST-128, 6=XTEA, 8=Blowfish, 9=Twofish, 11=RC2, 14=AES, 15=AES, 16=AES, 20=Serpent, 23=GOST}
NSCPClient		NSCP client: A simple client for checking remote NSCP servers (think proxy).
		SSL support is missing (so you cant use encryption)!
NSCPServer		NSCP server (no SSL): A simple server that listens for incoming NSCP connection and handles them.
NSClientServer		NSClient server: A simple server that listens for incoming NSClient (check_nt) connection and handles them.
		Although NRPE is the preferred method NSClient is fully supported and can be used for simplicity or for compatibility.
PythonScript		PythonScript: PythonScript...
SMTPClient		SMTPClient: Passive check support via SMTP
Scheduler		Scheduler: A scheduler which schedules checks at regular intervals
SyslogClient		SyslogClient: Passive check support via Syslog

/settings/NRPE/client

Section for NRPE active/passive check module.

Normal settings

channel

NRPE

CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.

/settings/NRPE/client/handlers

/settings/NRPE/client/targets

/settings/NRPE/client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE:
host	default	TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
payload length	1024	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NRPE agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NRPE agent to use the same value for it to work.
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled.

/settings/NRPE/server

Section for NRPE (NRPEListener.dll) (check_nrpe) protocol options.

Normal settings

allow arguments	0	COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING: This option determines whether or not the we will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.
allow nasty characters	0	COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS: This option determines whether or not the we will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><'"\[]{}) characters in arguments.
allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
payload length	1024	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NRPE agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NRPE agent to use the same value for it to work.
performance data	1	PERFORMANCE DATA: Send performance data back to nagios (set this to 0 to remove all performance data).
port	5666	PORT NUMBER: Port to use for NRPE.
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default

/settings/NSCA/client

Section for NSCA passive check module.

Normal settings

channel	NSCA	CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.
delay	0	DELAY:
hostname	auto	HOSTNAME: The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.

/settings/NSCA/client/handlers

/settings/NSCA/client/server

Configure the NSCA server to report to.

/settings/NSCA/client/targets

/settings/NSCA/client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
encryption	aes	ENCRYPTION METHOD: Number corresponding to the various encryption algorithms (see the wiki). Has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
host	default	TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
password		PASSWORD: The password to use. Again has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
payload length	512	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NSCA agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NSCA agent to use the same value for it to work.
port	5667	NSCA PORT: The NSCA server port
time offset	0	TIME OFFSET: Time offset.
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.

/settings/NSCA/server

Section for NSCA (NSCAServer) (check_nsca) protocol options.

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
encryption	aes	ENCRYPTION: Encryption to use
inbox	inbox	INBOX: The default channel to post incoming messages on Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
password		PASSWORD: Password to use
payload length	512	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NSCA agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NSCA agent to use the same value for it to work.
performance data	1	PERFORMANCE DATA: Send performance data back to nagios (set this to 0 to remove all performance data).
port	5667	PORT NUMBER: Port to use for NSCA.
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client

Section for NSCA passive check module.

Normal settings

channel	NSCA	CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.
delay	0	DELAY:
hostname	auto	HOSTNAME: The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client/handlers

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client/server

Configure the NSCA server to report to.

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client/targets

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
encryption	aes	ENCRYPTION METHOD: Number corresponding to the various encryption algorithms (see the wiki). Has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
host		TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
password		PASSWORD: The password to use. Again has to be the same as the server or it wont work at all.
payload length	512	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NSCA agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NSCA agent to use the same value for it to work.
port	5667	NSCA PORT: The NSCA server port
time offset	0	TIME OFFSET: Time offset.
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived withint this time we will bail out.

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_client/targets/nsca_test_local

Target defnition for: nsca_test_local

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	nsca_test_local	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
host	​nsca://127.0.0.1:15667	TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from

/settings/NSCA/test_nsca_server

Section for NSCA (NSCAServer) (check_nsca) protocol options.

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
encryption	aes	ENCRYPTION: Encryption to use
inbox	inbox	INBOX: The default channel to post incoming messages on Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
password		PASSWORD: Password to use
payload length	512	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NSCA agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NSCA agent to use the same value for it to work.
performance data	1	PERFORMANCE DATA: Send performance data back to nagios (set this to 0 to remove all performance data).
port	5667	PORT NUMBER: Port to use for NSCA.
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default

/settings/NSCP/client

Section for NSCP active/passive check module.

Normal settings

channel

NSCP

CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.

/settings/NSCP/client/handlers

/settings/NSCP/client/targets

/settings/NSCP/client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE:
host	default	TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
payload length	1024	PAYLOAD LENGTH: Length of payload to/from the NRPE agent. This is a hard specific value so you have to "configure" (read recompile) your NRPE agent to use the same value for it to work.
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled.

/settings/NSClient/server

Section for NSClient (NSClientServer.dll) (check_nt) protocol options.

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
password		PASSWORD: Password used to authenticate againast server Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
performance data	1	PERFORMANCE DATA: Send performance data back to nagios (set this to 0 to remove all performance data).
port	12489	PORT NUMBER: Port to use for check_nt.
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket

/settings/SMTP/client

Section for SMTP passive check module.

Normal settings

channel

SMTP

CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.

/settings/SMTP/client/handlers

/settings/SMTP/client/targets

/settings/SMTP/client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
host	default	TARGET HOST: Target host name
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
recipient	nscp@localhost	RECIPIENT: Recipient of email message
sender	nscp@localhost	SENDER: Sender of email message
template	Hello, this is %source% reporting %message%||TEMPLATE: Template for message data
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading/writing packets to/from sockets.

/settings/Task Scheduler

???

Advanced settings

syntax

%title% last run: %most-recent-run-time% (%exit-code%)

SYNTAX: Set this to use a specific syntax string for all commands (that don't specify one)

/settings/check/system/windows

Section for system checks and system settings

Normal settings

AUTO_START	started	SERVICE_AUTO_START: TODO
BOOT_START	ignored	SERVICE_BOOT_START: TODO
DELAYED	ignored	SERVICE_DELAYED: TODO
DEMAND_START	ignored	SERVICE_DEMAND_START: TODO
DISABLED	stopped	SERVICE_DISABLED: TODO
SYSTEM_START	ignored	SERVICE_SYSTEM_START: TODO
default	1	DEFAULT COUNTERS: Load the default counters: cpu, memory commit bytes, memory commit limit and uptime If not you need to specify these manually.
default buffer length	1h	DEFAULT INTERVALL: Used to define the default intervall for range buffer checks (ie. CPU).

/settings/check/system/windows/pdh

/settings/check/system/windows/pdh/counters

/settings/check/system/windows/service mapping

Confiure which services has to be in which state

/settings/crash

Configure crash handling properties.

Normal settings

archive	1	ARCHIVE CRASHREPORTS: Archive crash reports in the archive folder
archive folder	${shared-path}/crash-dumps	folder: The archive folder for crash dunpes.
restart	1	RESTART: Submit crash reports to nsclient.org (or your configured submission server)
restart target	NSClientpp	RESTART SERVICE NAME: The url to submit crash reports to
submit	0	SUBMIT CRASHREPORTS: Submit crash reports to nsclient.org (or your configured submission server)
submit url	​http://crash.nsclient.org/submit	SUBMISSION URL: The url to submit crash reports to

/settings/default

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
inbox	inbox	INBOX: The default channel to post incoming messages on Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
password		PASSWORD: Password used to authenticate againast server Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default

/settings/default/socket

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default/socket

/settings/eventlog

Section for the EventLog? Checker (CheckEventLog.dll).

Normal settings

buffer size	131072	BUFFER_SIZE: The size of the buffer to use when getting messages this affects the speed and maximum size of messages you can recieve.
debug	0	DEBUG: Log more information when filtering (usefull to detect issues with filters) not usefull in production as it is a bit of a resource hog.
lookup names	1	LOOKUP NAMES: Lookup the names of eventlog files
syntax		SYNTAX: Set this to use a specific syntax string for all commands (that don't specify one).

/settings/eventlog/real-time

A set of options to configure the real time checks

Normal settings

destination	NSCA	DESTINATION: The destination for intercepted messages
enabled	0	REAL TIME CHECKING: Spawns a backgrounnd thread which detects issues and reports them back instantly.
filter		STARTUP AGE: The initial age to scan when starting NSClient++
language		MESSAGE LANGUAGE: The language to use for rendering message (mainly used fror testing)
log	application	LOGS TO CHECK: Coma separated list of logs to check
maximum age	5m	MAGIMUM AGE: How long befor reporting "ok" (if this is set to off no ok will be reported only errors)
startup age	30m	STARTUP AGE: The initial age to scan when starting NSClient++
syntax	%type% %source%: %message%	STARTUP AGE: The initial age to scan when starting NSClient++

/settings/eventlog/real-time/filters

A set of filters to use in real-time mode

/settings/external scripts

Section for external scripts configuration options (CheckExternalScripts).

Normal settings

allow arguments	0	COMMAND ARGUMENT PROCESSING: This option determines whether or not the we will allow clients to specify arguments to commands that are executed.
allow nasty characters	0	COMMAND ALLOW NASTY META CHARS: This option determines whether or not the we will allow clients to specify nasty (as in |`&><'"\[]{}) characters in arguments.
script path		SCRIPT DIRECTORY: Load all scripts in a directory and use them as commands. Probably dangerous but useful if you have loads of scripts :)
timeout	60	COMMAND TIMEOUT: The maximum time in seconds that a command can execute. (if more then this execution will be aborted). NOTICE this only affects external commands not internal ones.

/settings/external scripts/alias

A list of aliases available. An alias is an internal command that has been "wrapped" (to add arguments). Be careful so you don't create loops (ie check_loop=check_a, check_a=check_loop)

/settings/external scripts/scripts

A list of scripts available to run from the CheckExternalScripts module. Syntax is: <command>=<script> <arguments>

/settings/external scripts/wrapped scripts

A list of wrappped scripts (ie. using the template mechanism)

/settings/external scripts/wrappings

A list of templates for wrapped scripts

/settings/log

Configure loggning properties.

Normal settings

date format	%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S	DATEMASK: The size of the buffer to use when getting messages this affects the speed and maximum size of messages you can recieve.
file name		FILENAME: The file to write log data to. If no directory is used this is relative to the NSClient++ binary.
level	INFO	LOG LEVEL: Log level to use
log mask	false	LOG MASK: The log mask information, error, warning, critical, debug
root	auto	ROOT: Set this to use a specific syntax string for all commands (that don't specify one).

/settings/nscp/server

Section for NSCP (NSCPListener.dll) (check_nscp) protocol options.

Normal settings

allowed hosts	127.0.0.1	ALLOWED HOSTS: A comaseparated list of allowed hosts. You can use netmasks (/ syntax) or * to create ranges. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
bind to		BIND TO ADDRESS: Allows you to bind server to a specific local address. This has to be a dotted ip address not a host name. Leaving this blank will bind to all available IP addresses. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
cache allowed hosts	1	CACHE ALLOWED HOSTS: If hostnames should be cached, improves speed and security somewhat but wont allow you to have dynamic IPs for your nagios server. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
certificate	${certificate-path}/nrpe_dh_512.pem	SSL CERTIFICATE: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
port	5668	PORT NUMBER: Port to use for NSCP.
socket queue size	0	LISTEN QUEUE: Number of sockets to queue before starting to refuse new incoming connections. This can be used to tweak the amount of simultaneous sockets that the server accepts. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
thread pool	10	THREAD POOL: Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
timeout	30	TIMEOUT: Timeout when reading packets on incoming sockets. If the data has not arrived within this time we will bail out. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default
use ssl	1	ENABLE SSL ENCRYPTION: This option controls if SSL should be enabled. Parent element can be found under: /settings/default

/settings/pytest

Section for the PythonScripts? module.

/settings/pytest/scripts

A list of scripts available to run from the PythonScript module.

/settings/python

Section for the PythonScripts? module.

/settings/python/scripts

A list of scripts available to run from the PythonScript module.

/settings/scheduler

Section for the Scheduler module.

Normal settings

threads

5

THREAD COUNT: Number of threads to use.

/settings/scheduler/default

Schedule defenition for: Default schedule

Normal settings

alias		SCHEDULE ALIAS: The alias (service name) to report to server
channel	NSCA	SCHEDULE CHANNEL: Channel to send results on
command	check_ok	SCHEDULE COMMAND: Command to execute
interval	5s	SCHEDULE INTERAVAL: Time in seconds between each check
report	all	REPORT MODE: What to report to the server (any of the following: all, critical, warning, unknown, ok)

/settings/scheduler/schedules

Section for the Scheduler module.

/settings/shared session

Section for configuring the shared session.

Normal settings

enabled

0

LOG LEVEL: Log level to use

/settings/syslog/client

Section for SYSLOG passive check module.

Normal settings

channel	syslog	CHANNEL: The channel to listen to.
hostname		HOSTNAME: The host name of this host if set to blank (default) the windows name of the computer will be used.

/settings/syslog/client/handlers

/settings/syslog/client/targets

/settings/syslog/client/targets/default

Target defnition for: default

Normal settings

address		TARGET ADDRESS: Target host address
alias	default	TARGET ALIAS: The alias for the target
critical severity	critical	SSL CERTIFICATE:
facility	kernel	SSL CERTIFICATE:
host	default	TARGET HOST: Target host name
message_syntax	%message%	SSL CERTIFICATE:
ok severity	informational	SSL CERTIFICATE:
parent	default	TARGET PARENT: The parent the target inherits from
severity	error	SSL CERTIFICATE:
tag_syntax	NSCP	SSL CERTIFICATE:
unknown severity	emergency	SSL CERTIFICATE:
warning severity	warning	SSL CERTIFICATE:

/settings/targets

A list of avalible remote target systems