nodeupdown.conf (5) Linux Manual Page

nodeupdown.conf – specify alternate default values for the nodeupdown library

Description

Through a configuration file, system administrators may override the default values used in the nodeupdown_load_data(3) API function. The configuration specified in this file takes precedence over any configuration values found in a configuration module. The configuration file is stored at /etc/nodeupdown.conf.

Configuration Options

The following are a list of configuration options that can be specified in the configuration file. Each configuration option must be listed on a separate line. Arguments for an option are separated by any amount of whitespace. Multiple arguments are also separated by whitespace. Comments can be marked by using the pound sign ("#") character, and lines can be continued on the next using backslash ("\").

hostnames host1 host2 host3 …

Specify the hostname of the server to reach. Multiple hostnames can be listed up to a maximum of 8.

port num

Specify the port.

timeout_len seconds

Specify the timeout length in seconds.

Files

/etc/nodeupdown.conf

See Also

whatsup(1), libnodeupdown(3), nodeupdown_load_data(3)