From 4fc41745e0be1841f86e8d4439df4b74d417e3e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holger Weiss Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:00:17 +0200 Subject: FAQ: "Update" instead of "Migration" Most users just "update" from our previous releases, they don't "migrate" from another project. diff --git a/web/input/doc/faq/index.md b/web/input/doc/faq/index.md index c09206a..3f985b9 100644 --- a/web/input/doc/faq/index.md +++ b/web/input/doc/faq/index.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Plugins. ## Installing * [How do I install the plugins?][installation] -* [How do I migrate to Monitoring Plugins?][migration] +* [How do I update to Monitoring Plugins?][update] * [Why aren't the root plugins installed?][root-plugins] * [Which user owns the installed plugins?][ownership] * [Shouldn't I use a binary package instead?][packages] @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Plugins. [mixing-compilers]: doc/faq/mixing-compilers.html [ps-on-solaris]: doc/faq/ps-on-solaris.html [installation]: doc/faq/installation.html -[migration]: doc/faq/migration.html +[update]: doc/faq/update.html [root-plugins]: doc/faq/root-plugins.html [ownership]: doc/faq/ownership.html [packages]: doc/faq/packages.html diff --git a/web/input/doc/faq/migration.md b/web/input/doc/faq/migration.md deleted file mode 100644 index c15d505..0000000 --- a/web/input/doc/faq/migration.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -title: Migrating to Monitoring Plugins -parent: FAQ ---- - -# How do I migrate to Monitoring Plugins? - -If you installed the [Nagios Plugins][nagios-plugins] package in the past and -now plan to migrate to the Monitoring Plugins, you should check whether your -operating system vendor provides an official package. If no such package -exists, you might have to [install the Monitoring Plugins from -source][compiling]. - -You must then make sure the new plugins are found by your monitoring -application. While the Nagios Plugins were usually installed into the -directory `/usr/local/nagios/libexec` when built from the source tarball, the -Monitoring Plugins are by default installed to `/usr/local/libexec`. You can -change this by specifying the `--prefix` option when calling the `./configure` -script. For example, the following commands would install the Monitoring -Plugins into the old location: - - $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios - $ make - $ su root -c 'make install' - -If you prefer the new location (`/usr/local/libexec`), you must adjust your -monitoring application's configuration instead. The details obviously depend -on the software you're using. If in doubt, you will probably find the right -place(s) to modify by searching your configuration for the old pathname, e.g.: - - $ grep -r /usr/local/nagios /etc - -If you run into any trouble, please don't hesitate to [contact us][support]! - -[nagios-plugins]: http://www.nagios-plugins.org/ "Nagios Plugins" -[compiling]: doc/faq/compilation.html "Compiling the Monitoring Plugins" -[icinga-1]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga-1/ "Icinga 1" -[icinga-2]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga2/ "Icinga 2" -[naemon]: http://naemon.github.io/ "Naemon" -[nagios]: http://www.nagios.org/ "Nagios" -[support]: support.html "Monitoring Plugins Support" - - diff --git a/web/input/doc/faq/update.md b/web/input/doc/faq/update.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6fd2634 --- /dev/null +++ b/web/input/doc/faq/update.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +title: Update to Monitoring Plugins +parent: FAQ +--- + +# How do I update to Monitoring Plugins? + +If you installed the [Nagios Plugins][nagios-plugins] package in the past and +now plan to update to a Monitoring Plugins release, you should check whether +your operating system vendor provides an official package. If no such package +exists, you might have to [install the Monitoring Plugins from +source][compiling]. + +You must then make sure the new plugins are found by your monitoring +application. While the Nagios Plugins were usually installed into the +directory `/usr/local/nagios/libexec` when built from the source tarball, the +Monitoring Plugins are by default installed to `/usr/local/libexec`. You can +change this by specifying the `--prefix` option when calling the `./configure` +script. For example, the following commands would install the Monitoring +Plugins into the old location: + + $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios + $ make + $ su root -c 'make install' + +If you prefer the new location (`/usr/local/libexec`), you must adjust your +monitoring application's configuration instead. The details obviously depend +on the software you're using. If in doubt, you will probably find the right +place(s) to modify by searching your configuration for the old pathname, e.g.: + + $ grep -r /usr/local/nagios /etc + +If you run into any trouble, please don't hesitate to [contact us][support]! + +[nagios-plugins]: http://www.nagios-plugins.org/ "Nagios Plugins" +[compiling]: doc/faq/compilation.html "Compiling the Monitoring Plugins" +[icinga-1]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga-1/ "Icinga 1" +[icinga-2]: https://www.icinga.org/icinga2/ "Icinga 2" +[naemon]: http://naemon.github.io/ "Naemon" +[nagios]: http://www.nagios.org/ "Nagios" +[support]: support.html "Monitoring Plugins Support" + + -- cgit v0.10-9-g596f