Currently the documentation for CHANGE_CUSTOM_*_VAR is wrong.

All example are shown with a leading underscore like "_SOMEVAR" which does not work. To change the value of the variable, the name does not have an underscore as prefix. Signed-off-by: nook24 <info@nook24.eu>
it-novum · Feb 5, 2024 · af34cc2 · af34cc2
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diff --git a/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_contact_var.md b/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_contact_var.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ Changes the value of a custom contact variable.
 #!/bin/sh
 # This is a sample shell script showing how you can submit the CHANGE_CUSTOM_CONTACT_VAR command
 # to Naemon. Adjust variables to fit your environment as necessary.
+# This will change value of the custom variable: $_CONTACTSOMEVAR$
 
-printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_CONTACT_VAR;naemonadmin;_SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
+printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_CONTACT_VAR;naemonadmin;SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_host_var.md b/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_host_var.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ Changes the value of a custom host variable.
 #!/bin/sh
 # This is a sample shell script showing how you can submit the CHANGE_CUSTOM_HOST_VAR command
 # to Naemon. Adjust variables to fit your environment as necessary.
+# This will change value of the custom variable: $_HOSTSOMEVAR$
 
-printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_HOST_VAR;host1;_SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
+printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_HOST_VAR;host1;SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_svc_var.md b/documentation/developer/externalcommands/change_custom_svc_var.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ Changes the value of a custom service variable.
 #!/bin/sh
 # This is a sample shell script showing how you can submit the CHANGE_CUSTOM_SVC_VAR command
 # to Naemon. Adjust variables to fit your environment as necessary.
+# This will change value of the custom variable: $_SERVICESOMEVAR$
 
-printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_SVC_VAR;host1;service1;_SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
+printf "[%lu] CHANGE_CUSTOM_SVC_VAR;host1;service1;SOMEVAR;some new value\n" `date +%s` > /var/lib/naemon/naemon.cmd
 ```