Great, I'm glad to know I was relatively close to the correct path. Now the question though is syntax. Wouldn't nagios complain if I put a "domain_check www.yahoo.com" in the host definition? And then, how would I summon the variable "domain_check?" As $DOMAINCHECK$ ?
Richard On Sat, 2006-09-02 at 19:31 -0400, Morris, Patrick wrote: > > I am trying to setup a domain for each host that I want > > check_http to check. In other words, for host colo1.colo.com > > I want check_http to check www.yahoo.com (as if yahoo.com was > > hosted on colo1.colo.com). The idea I had to this was the following: > > > > Add a directive in the host definition block for each host > > for a domain such as "domain_check" and then pass this > > variable in the definition for check_http, such as > > $PATH$/check_http -H $DOMAINCHECK$ -w... > > > > Is something like this possible? Or can anyone else suggest > > an easier or more effective solution? I considered changing > > the address of each host to that domain, but I considered > > this is an inelegant and flawed method. > > Yes, that's how you would check virtual hosts. You'd set your parameter > in the service definition. > > !DSPAM:44fa14ba77131424011432! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ 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