Werk #2275: windows agent: new subfolders, improved folder cleanup during uninstall
| Component | Checks & agents | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | windows agent: new subfolders, improved folder cleanup during uninstall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | May 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Trivial Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Class | New Feature | ||||||||||||||||||
| Compatibility | Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required | ||||||||||||||||||
| Checkmk versions & editions |
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The windows agent now comes with the following folders
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| local | local scripts |
| plugins | plugin scripts |
| config | configuration files for scripts |
| state | state files for scripts and the agent, e.g. logwatch state |
| spool | spoolfiles from other applications |
| log | logfiles from scripts and the agent |
| temp | working directory for scripts |
When you update the agent to a newer version, the content of this folders will not get deleted. Only during the uninstall everything is cleaned up, with two exceptions. Self-written scripts in the local and plugin folders are not automatically deleted during uninstall. These files will linger around till you remove them manually.
The incompatible part of this werk is the changed location of the state files for the logwatch and logfiles checks. These files were located in the agent directory, now they are located in the subdirectory state. As a result, if you start the new agent there will be no known last offsets of the logwatch and the eventlog monitoring. In this scenario the agent will start at the end. If you want to start at the old offsets, you need to copy the files logstate.txt and eventstate.txt into the state directory.