---
name: "critical.cfg"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "xymon"
version: "4.3.30-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/critical.cfg"
---

# critical.cfg(5)

Configuration of the showgraph CGI

## NAME

critical.cfg - Configuration of the showgraph CGI

## SYNOPSIS

**$XYMONHOME/etc/critical.cfg**

## DESCRIPTION

*critical.cgi(1)* uses the configuration file $XYMONHOME/etc/critical.cfg to determine which of the statuses currently in a red or yellow state should appear on the Critical Systems view.

This file should not be edited manually. It is maintained by the *[criticaleditor.cgi(1)](/criticaleditor.cgi/1.md)* utility via a web-based frontend.

## FILE PERMISSIONS

Since the file is maintained by a web front-end tool, the userid running Web CGI scripts must have write-permission to the file. Typically, this means it must have a group-ownership matching your webserver userid, and group-write permissions (mode 664).

When editing the file with the web front-end, a backup file is created. Therefore the critical.cfg.bak file should have identical permissions.

## SEE ALSO

[criticalview.cgi(1)](/criticalview.cgi/1.md), [criticaleditor.cgi(1)](/criticaleditor.cgi/1.md)