> > Why would I want to use such an arrangement? Simple: the "blah" service > defines > generic values I want for ALL service checks (enable_notifications, etc...). > The "info" service defines generic values for each check type - check_ping for > example (check_command, service description, etc...). Of course, "checkit" is > where I define which service to check on which host. > > Would this work? > >
Sure. See "inheritance chaining" in the documentation http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/templaterecursion.html you did read them right? :-P -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety'' Benjamin Franklin 1775 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null