1.8.1 - Zabbix Status widget?

[nmail_uk]

I've just upgraded my Zabbix 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 and immediately noticed the "Zabbix Status" widget is missing, but I've gained a new "host status" widget.

It was the one that lists whether the Zabbix server is running, how many hosts are configured/enabled, how many triggers are active/triggered/disabled etc.

It's the first thing I look at when I log in to make sure everything on Zabbix's side is working.

Can I get this widget back? If so, how?

[nmail_uk]

Actually this status widget is there for the main admin user, but not from my own account.

Can this be changed? My account is a "Zabbix Admin" account, I'd rather not have to upgrade this to Super Admin just to get this widget.

[richlv]

that's an intentional change, as listed here - http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/#monthly_...r_january_2010

it can't configured at this point, as system-wide stats can be considered a sensitive information that one might not wish to reveal to all users who have limited configuration capabilities

[nmail_uk]

Ah right, thanks for that richlv, it was buried in the release notes.

Is there any way this can be reversed, for example with a user preference?

My rationale is that I have a security policy of not using super-user logins to do day-to-day tasks to minimise the risk of my admin password being hijacked.

One of those day-to-day tasks is checking that Zabbix is up and running and processing all triggers/items correctly.

I'm going to have to change my account to be a Super Admin now, but I'd greatly appreciate if this change was reversed. Aside from the number of users logged in (and the PHP warnings) I don't see how this is sensitive information.

[richlv]

i'd suggest filing this as a feature request then