From 57c07d927088455b47ad42d2d49b1ddb8bf324f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobi Oetiker Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:15:20 +0000 Subject: added notes on hostname to master slave doc --- doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod index 47e56eb..979c2c1 100644 --- a/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod +++ b/doc/smokeping_master_slave.pod @@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ master configuration file. The section name must match the hostname of the slave. If some configuration parameter must be set to a special value for the slave, use an override section to configure this. +The slave names must be the names the hosts think they have not their +outside hostnames or ip addresses or anything like that. When the slave +calls the master to get its config or report its measurements it will tell +the master its 'hostname'. This together with the shared secret is used to +authenticate and identify who is who. + *** slaves **** secrets=/etc/smokeping/slavesecrets.conf +slave1 -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b