Read-only user access for specific host in Nagios

1. Create a read-only access account named guest for nagios.

sudo htpasswd /etc/nagios3/htpasswd.users guest

2. Edit /etc/nagios3/cgi.cfg.

authorized_for_read_only=guestauthorized_for_all_services=nagiosadmin,guestauthorized_for_all_hosts=nagiosadmin,guest

3. Restart nagios3 service.

sudo service nagios3 restart

4. To allow the read-only user to view certain host status, create a contact definition and assign to a specific host. Remember to remove the authorized to all hosts or services settings.

define contact{        contact_name                    guest        use                             generic-contact        alias                           No Name        service_notifications_enabled   1        host_notifications_enabled      1        service_notification_period     24x7        host_notification_period        24x7        service_notification_options    c,w,r        host_notification_options       d,u,r        email                           anonymous@domain.com        }define host{        use                     linux-server        host_name               localhost        address                 127.0.0.1        contacts                guest        }