Getting Data In

props.conf hostname with hyphen

carlosumbc
Loves-to-Learn Lots

We are able to match entries in props.conf using the hostname... unless that hostname has a hyphen. Then, for whatever reason, it never matches. See example below:

[host::server1.example.com]
TRANSFORMS-server1 = route_to_idx1

This works

[host::server-2.example.com]
TRANSFORMS-server2 = route_to_idx2

This doesn't work

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MousumiChowdhur
Contributor

Hi @carlosumbc ,

Please use * instead of - and try.

[host::server*2.example.com]
TRANSFORMS-server2 = route_to_idx2

Let me know if that works.

Thank You!

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

@carlosumbc, please keep in mind that we can use wildcards (*) and regex in the host and source stanzas.

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