feature request: Service used as Host check

[Marcus Rejås]

On 08/03 19:28, Hugo van der Kooij wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

> It seems some of us could just do with a config where we appoint a
> service check as being a host check.

That's true in many situations.

> So if I define the service PING and use check_icmp on there I might as
> well derive the host state from the service instead of duplicating this
> check into the host definition.
> 
> Would it be possible to add the option sometime in the future to just
> point to a service check on the host and let that result also count as
> the host status?

Personally I think this is a bad idea. It will add complexity but very little
is gained.

For them who not like to work with the configuration files there are many
third party tools for configuring Nagios. In these tools the option you
mention is easy and maybe wise to add.

Like I said, I think it is unwise to add this feature just to save some
"copy-and-paste".

Just my 2 cents.

Regards,

  /Marcus

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