nagios-rpm-macros/macros.nagios

# macros.nagios file
# macros for Nagios and Icinga (sub-)package building - handle with care
#

#
# directories
#

# install all plugins into this directory
%nagios_plugindir       %{_prefix}/lib/nagios/plugins
# install all event handler scripts into this directory
%nagios_eventhandlerdir %{_prefix}/lib/nagios/plugins/eventhandler
# Nagios uses this directory for status files
%nagios_localstatedir   %{_var}/lib/nagios
# Nagios configuration should be stored here
%nagios_sysconfdir      %{_sysconfdir}/nagios
# Nagios static webpages, stylesheets and theme(s), online documentation
%nagios_datadir         %{_datadir}/nagios
# Nagios spool dir
%nagios_spooldir        %{_var}/spool/nagios
# Nagios logfile dir
%nagios_logdir          %{_var}/log/nagios

#
# files
#

# This is the file that Nagios checks for external command requests
%nagios_command_file         %{_var}/spool/nagios/nagios.cmd
# This is where the current status of all monitored services and
# hosts is stored. 
%nagios_status_file          %{_var}/lib/nagios/status.dat
# This is the file that Nagios should use to store host and
# service state information before it shuts down.
%nagios_state_retention_file %{_var}/lib/nagios/retention.dat

#
# users and groups
#

# User, Nagios runs under
%nagios_user    nagios
# Group, Nagios runs under
%nagios_group   nagios
# User, that can execute commands via %{nagios_command_file}
%nagios_command_user   wwwrun
# Group, that can execute commands via %{nagios_command_file}
%nagios_command_group  www