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diff --git a/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod
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+++ b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ reboots if it is located on non-volatile storage.
=head2 Master Configuration
To configure a master/slave setup, add a slaves section to your smokeping
-configuration file. The secret and timeout parameters will be inherited
-by the slave config sections and can be overwritten if required.
+configuration file. The secret and timeout parameters will be inherited by
+the slave config sections and can be overwritten if required. If some
+configuration parameter must be set to a special value for the slave, use an
+override section to configure this.
+
*** slaves ****
secrets=/etc/smokeping/slavesecrets.conf
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@ by the slave config sections and can be overwritten if required.
+slave1
url=http://....
timeout=60
+ ++override
+ Probes.FPing.binary = /usr/bin/fping
...
Then in the targets section you can define slaves at every lvel. Again the