Nagios has a extensive documentation online. See if this helps. http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/objectdefinitions.html#hostgroup
regards Matej Vesel On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Dayo Adewunmi <contactd...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 >> > > -- lp Matej
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