How do I specify the hostgroup in a separate file? Matej wrote: > linux-server, is the default host definition template. I think you > cant use the same name for a template and a hostgroup. When adding > host you specify a host template to use with a line like this > > use linux-server > > I specify the hostgroup in a seperate file, where I state the name of > the group and its members. I never do it with host definitions. > > later > Matej > > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Dayo Adewunmi <contactd...@gmail.com > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > This is what I got: http://pastebin.com/m761159a1 > > So, in ebola.cfg I commented out > > hostgroup_name linux-servers ; The name of the hostgroup > > And now it works. How come? > > > > Matej wrote: > > start nagios with > nagios -v nagios.cfg > > You have a error in you config file. The above command will > provide you with a detailed output, and you will see in what > line the error is .. Go and fix it and retry. > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Dayo Adewunmi > <contactd...@gmail.com <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com> > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com>>> > wrote: > > Hi > > I tried adding either of these lines to nagios.cfg: > > cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/ebola.cfg > cfg_dir=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/desktops > > And when I restart nagios this is what happens: > > "Running configuration check... CONFIG ERROR! Restart aborted. > Check your Nagios configuration." > > > Matej wrote: > > Check the Configuration tab in nagios web interface, > there it > shows the "live" config aka. what it read and loaded. > You probably need to add the new config to your nagios.cfg > file, so Nagios can read it. You also have a parameter in > nagios.cfg, that you can set to a folder, and it reads all > *.cfg files in that folder, thaat way you dont need to > specify > all config files seperatly. > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Dayo Adewunmi > <contactd...@gmail.com <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com> > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com>> > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com> <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com > <mailto:contactd...@gmail.com>>>> > > wrote: > > Hi all > > I copied localhost.cfg to create an object > definition for a > new host: > http://pastebin.com/f21c9df1c > > No matter how often I restart nagios, the new host > isn't being > monitored. > > Best regards > > Dayo Adewunmi > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > <mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto: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 > > > > > -- lp > Matej > > > > > > -- > lp > Matej > > > > > > -- > lp > Matej
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