added a caveat in 'serv.pm' and its doc about to have different logfi…

…les when a service is defined multiple times
mikaku · Sep 28, 2023 · bba651d · bba651d
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diff --git a/lib/serv.pm b/lib/serv.pm
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ sub serv_update {
 					$sc[3] = "\".\"" unless $sc[3] ne "\"\"";	# set "." as a minimal regex
 					my @regex = split('\+', $sc[3]);
 					my $IN;
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+					# FIXME
+					# $seek_pos does not distinguish between different
+					# logfiles when a service is defined multiple times.
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 					my $seek_pos = $config->{serv_hist}->{$seek_str} || 0;
 					if($logfile =~ m/^file:.+/) {
 						$logfile =~ s/^file://;

diff --git a/man/man5/monitorix.conf.5 b/man/man5/monitorix.conf.5
@@ -3212,6 +3212,8 @@ You can create multiple definitions of the same service with different values, s
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 You can define as much entries as you want.
+.P
+Caveat: it does not distinguish between different logfiles when a service is defined multiple times.
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+    Caveat: it does not distinguish between different logfiles when a service is defined multiple times.
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