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+#
+# Sample configuration file for the System DataBase daemon (SysDBd).
+#
+
+#============================================================================#
+# Global options: #
+# This section defines global settings and default values for the daemon. #
+#============================================================================#
+
+# default interval used for actively polling plugins
+Interval 300
+
+#============================================================================#
+# Logging settings: #
+# These plugins should be loaded first. Else, any log messages will be #
+# written to the standard error channel which is closed after the daemon has #
+# started. #
+#============================================================================#
+LoadPlugin "syslog"
+
+#============================================================================#
+# Plugins: #
+# Plugins are the working horses of SysDB. Load any of the following plugins #
+# to active the respective feature. #
+#============================================================================#
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# "cname" plugins canonicalize hostnames before actually storing them. All #
+# cname callbacks are applied to an hostname in the order in which they have #
+# been loaded, each receiving the result of the previous call. #
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+LoadPlugin "cname::dns"
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# "Backends" are plugins which collect information to be stored in SysDB. #
+# Each backend may use its own custom query interval by specifying the #
+# 'Interval' option: #
+# <LoadBackend "foo"> #
+# Interval 60 #
+# </LoadPlugin> #
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+LoadBackend "collectd::unixsock"
+LoadBackend "mk-livestatus"
+LoadBackend "puppet::store-configs"
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Plugin configuration: #
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+<Backend "collectd::unixsock">
+ <Instance "central-collector">
+ Socket "/var/run/collectd-unixsock"
+ </Instance>
+</Backend>
+
+<Backend "mk-livestatus">
+ <Instance "nagios4-master">
+ Socket "/var/lib/nagios4/rw/live"
+ </Instance>
+</Backend>
+
+<Backend "puppet::store-configs">
+ <Connection "puppet">
+ DBAdapter "pgsql"
+ DBName "puppet"
+ DBServer "puppet.domain.tld"
+ DBPort "5432"
+ DBUser "puppet"
+ DBPassword "secret1"
+ DBIOption "name" "value"
+ </Connection>
+</Backend>
+