---
name: "cdist-type__xymon_client"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__xymon_client"
---

# cdist-type\_\_xymon\_client(7)

Install the Xymon client

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_xymon\_client - Install the Xymon client

## DESCRIPTION

This cdist type installs the Xymon client and configures it to report with FQDN.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None.

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **state**

  'present', 'absent', defaults to 'present'.

- **servers**

  One or more IP addresses (space separated) of the Xymon server(s) to report to. While DNS-names are ok it is discouraged, defaults to 127.0.0.1.

## BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

- **msgcache**

  Enable xymon *msgcache*. Note: XYMONSERVER has to be *127.0.0.1* for using *msgcache* (see *msgcache (8)* of the xymon documentation for details).

## EXAMPLES

```
# minimal, report to 127.0.0.1
__xymon_client
# specify server:
__xymon_client --servers "192.168.1.1"
# activate `msgcache` for passive client:
__xymon_client --msgcache
```

## SEE ALSO

**cdist\_\_xymon\_server**(7), [**xymon**(7)](/xymon/7.md), [**msgcache**(8)](/msgcache/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Thomas Eckert \<*tom--@--it-eckert.de*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Thomas Eckert. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021