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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 |