Time for action – creating a data input method – Step 1
Logon to your Cacti installation as an admin user and change to the Console tab.
Go to Collection Methods | Data Input Methods.
Click on the Add link at the top right.
Enter Unix - Secure Log Input as the Name.
Select Script/Command as the Input Type .
Enter
perl <path_cacti>/scripts/unix_secure_log.plas the Input String.Click on the Save button.
What just happened?
You just created a basic script/command-based data input method. You also told Cacti how to execute the script by defining the Input String. Selecting the Script/Command as Input Type made Cacti automatically add fields for data input and data output after clicking on the Save button.
