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+<?php
+
+$cfg['cgi_config_file']='/etc/nagios/cgi.cfg';  // location of the CGI config file
+
+$cfg['cgi_base_url']='/{{nagios_srcdir}}/cgi-bin/';
+
+// FILE LOCATION DEFAULTS
+$cfg['main_config_file']='/etc/nagios/nagios.cfg';  // default location of the main Nagios config file
+$cfg['status_file']='/var/lib/nagios/status.dat'; // default location of Nagios status file
+$cfg['state_retention_file']='/var/lib/nagios/retention.dat'; // default location of Nagios retention file
+
+// utilities
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/includes/utils.inc.php');