---
name: "criticalview.cgi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xymon"
version: "4.3.30-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/criticalview.cgi"
---

# criticalview.cgi(1)

Xymon Critical Systems view CGI

## NAME

criticalview.cgi - Xymon Critical Systems view CGI

## SYNOPSIS

**criticalview.cgi**

## DESCRIPTION

**criticalview.cgi** is invoked as a CGI script via the  criticalview.sh CGI wrapper.

criticalview.cgi matches the current critical statuses against the *[critical.cfg(5)](/critical.cfg/5.md)* file, and generates the "Critical Systems" view.

## RELATION TO OLD CRITICAL PAGE

This view is a replacement for the statically generated "critical" page  provided in versions of Xymon prior to version 4.2. Although the  "critical" pages are supported throughout Xymon 4.x, it is recommended  that You switch to the newer Critical Systems view provided by this CGI.

## OPTIONS

- \--acklevel=NUMBER

  Sets the acknowledgment level for acknowledgments sent via the *[ackinfo.cgi(1)](/ackinfo.cgi/1.md)* page. Note that this may be overridden by the configuration of the ackinfo.cgi utility.

- \--tooltips

  Hide the host description in a "tooltip", i.e. it will be shown when your mouse hovers over the hostname on the webpage. This saves space on the  display so there is more room for the status columns.

- \--hffile=PREFIX

  Define the header/footer files used when building the webpage. The actual files used will be PREFIX\_header and PREFIX\_footer found in the ~xymon/server/web/  directory. Default: critical.

- \--env=FILENAME

  Loads the environment defined in FILENAME before executing the CGI script.

- \--area=NAME

  Load environment variables for a specific area. NB: if used, this option must appear before any --env=FILENAME option.

- \--debug

  Enables debugging output.

- \--config=FILENAME

  Use FILENAME as the configuration file for the Critical  Systems information. The default is to load this from $XYMONHOME/etc/critical.cfg

- \--config=ID:FILENAME

  Allows the use of multiple Critical Systems configuration files on a single webpage. "ID" is a text that will be shown on the web page prior to the critical systems from FILENAME. This option can be repeated to include critical systems from multiple configurations.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- XYMONHOME

  Used to locate the template files for the generated web pages.

- QUERY\_STRING

  Contains the parameters for the CGI script.

## SEE ALSO

[ackinfo.cgi(1)](/ackinfo.cgi/1.md), [xymon(7)](/xymon/7.md)