Role Name

Installs NSclient++ on target hosts. The installation is designed so that the local nsclient.ini does not contain any parameters, but rather points to a central config file. The central config file is hosted on a file share in the network. All changes to this config file will affect all the nsclient installations

Requirements

The file server that will store the central config and scripts must be placed in a group named 'nsclient_fileserver' The nagios server must be placed in a group named 'monitoring_servers'

Role Variables

Variables that must be defined:

nsclient_central_config_path Where is the centrally hosted nsclient.ini located on the file server (do not include file name in path)
nsclient_port What port is to be used for the nsclient web server
nsclient_user What user to connect to the folder with centrally hosted config and scripts
nsclient_password Password for the above mentioned user
nsclient_scripts_unc_path UNC path to the central config (not including the file name)
nsclient_query_password Password that nagios will use when querying nsclient

Dependencies

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: username.rolename, x: 42 }

License

BSD