This file contains Nagios variables that are used in various object definition files. Variables already provided by the EMA should not normally be changed. Site specific customization can add new variables to this file as needed.

This file stores web console user passwords. Use the Unix/Linux command “htpasswd” to create new users or modify existing user passwords.

This file contains information for web console site configuration and most of its content should not be changed. But it also contains the permissions assigned to each user described in the htpasswd.users file. A web console user must be defined in both places.

This file contains Nagios primary system configuration information. There are many turntables in this file that can be used for site customization. The following are particularly interesting:

This file is not a Nagios configuration file, but rather controls the behavior of various common Nagios support plug-ins. The EMA specifically configures the “check_by_ssh” plug-in for how problems are handled in the remote SSH connection to the Ingres hosts.