# XYMONCLIENT.CFG

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## NAME

xymonclient.cfg - Xymon client environment variables

## DESCRIPTION

Xymon programs use multiple environment variables beside the normal set of variables. For the Xymon client, the environment definitions are stored in the ~xymon/client/etc/xymonclient.cfg file. Each line in this file is of the form NAME=VALUE and defines one environment variable NAME with the value VALUE.

## SETTINGS

XYMSRV
  The IP-address used to contact the Xymon server. Default: Chosen when the Xymon client was compiled.

XYMSERVERS
  List of IP-addresses of Xymon servers. Data will be sent to all of the servers listed here. This setting is only used if XYMSRV=0.0.0.0.

XYMONDPORT
  The port number for used to contact the Xymon server. Default: 1984.

XYMONHOME
  The Xymon client top-level directory. Default: The $XYMONCLIENTHOME setting inherited from the "runclient.sh" script which starts the Xymon client.

XYMONCLIENTLOGS
  The directory for the Xymon clients' own log files. Default: $XYMONHOME/logs

XYMONTMP
  Directory used for temporary files. Default: $XYMONHOME/tmp/

XYMON
  Full path to the xymon(1) client program. Default: $XYMONHOME/bin/xymon.

Commands
  Many extension scripts expect a series of environment variables to point at various system utilities. These are included in the file when the client is built.

## INHERITED SETTINGS

Some environment variables are inherited from the "runclient.sh" script which launches the Xymon client:

MACHINEDOTS
  The hostname of the local system. Default: Taken from "uname -n".

MACHINE
  The hostname of the local system, with dots replaced by commas. For compatibility with Big Brother extension scripts.

SERVEROSTYPE
  The operating system of the local system, in lowercase. Default: taken from "uname -s".

XYMONCLIENTHOME
  The top-level directory for the Xymon client. Default: The location of the "runclient.sh" script.

## SEE ALSO

xymon(7)

## Index

NAME
DESCRIPTION
SETTINGS
INHERITED SETTINGS
SEE ALSO

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