Local copy of a special agent

It may be necessary to modify a special agent shipped with checkmk. Please don't modify the original files. You will lose any modifications after an upgrade.

Please follow this step-by-step guide:

1. Copy the special agent to the local structure

   root@server:/home/anastasios# cp /omd/sites/workshop/lib/python3/cmk/special_agents/agent_ibmsvc.py /omd/sites/workshop/local/share/check_mk/agents/special/

2. Change the permissions of the file to the site user

   root@server:/home/anastasios# cd /omd/sites/workshop/local/share/check_mk/agents/special
   root@server:/omd/sites/workshop/local/share/check_mk/agents/special# chown workshop. agent_ibmsvc.py 

3. Make the script executable

   root@server:/omd/sites/workshop/local/share/check_mk/agents/special# chmod +x agent_ibmsvc.py 

4. Login as site user and add the following line to the end of the script

   su - mysite
   vi ~/local/share/check_mk/agents/special/agent_ibmsvc.py

   if __name__ == "__main__":
       main()

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