--- projects/cms/source/ihost/README	2002/06/01 19:44:10	1.2
+++ projects/cms/source/ihost/README	2003/03/29 18:05:07	1.4
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 i-scream central monitoring system - ihost README
 http://www.i-scream.org.uk
 
-$Id: README,v 1.2 2002/06/01 19:44:10 tdb Exp $
+$Id: README,v 1.4 2003/03/29 18:05:07 tdb Exp $
 
+Description
+-----------
+
+ihost is a host for the i-scream central monitoring system. It's task
+is to collect information about the machine it runs on and report it
+to the server for monitoring. It makes use of the external libstatgrab
+library for collecting this information.
+
 Building and Installation
 -------------------------
 
+First download and install libstatgrab and libukcprog. These two
+libraries are used by ihost, and other i-scream packages. They should
+be available from the same place as ihost.
+
 After downloading and extracting ihost, configure and build as follows;
 
 ./configure
@@ -18,12 +30,18 @@ make install
 You may wish to use one of the following configure options to change
 aspects of this process;
 
+  --with-libstatgrab-prefix=PATH
+  --with-libukcprog-prefix=PATH
   --with-pid-file=FILE
+  --with-log-file=FILE
   --with-max-udp-size=SIZE
 
-The first allows you to specify the location of the PID file. The second
-allows you to specify the maximum UDP packet size, although you shouldn't
-need to change this in normal circumstances.
+The first two allow you to specify the prefix to the libstatgrab and
+libukcprog libraries if they're not in a standard place. The next two
+give you the option of changing the location of the PID file, and
+changing the location of the log file. The last option allows you to
+change the maximum size of the UDP packets ihost sends to the server,
+although you shouldn't need to change this in normal circumstances.
 
 There are, of course, the usual GNU-style configure options;
 
@@ -38,10 +56,6 @@ Running ihost
 Running ihost with the -h flag will provide a list of options. You will
 need to know the address and port number of your i-scream server's filter
 manager. These details should be given on the command line to ihost.
-
-You may wish to run ihost as a daemon, and the ihostchk.sh script helps
-to ensure it's kept running. Alter the details at the top of this script
-and add it to your crontab.
 
 Problems?
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