hosts.config

[Layne Meier]

Would it be okay then to have a host entry in the hosts.cfg file like  
this based upon the response I received from Dennis Hünsler:

define host{
	host_name			bogus-router
	alias				Bogus Router #1
	address				192.168.1.254
	parents				server-backbone
	check_command			check-host-alive
	max_check_attempts		5
	check_period			24x7
	process_perf_data		0
	retain_nonstatus_information	0
	contact_groups			router-admins
	contacts			lmeier
	notification_interval		30
	notification_period		24x7
	notification_options		d,u,r
	}
Thank you,
Layne Meier
Atlanta Journal-Constitution



On Nov 7, 2008, at 2:21 AM, Dennis Hünseler wrote:

Hi Layne,

regarding the config you can configure contacts in stead of complete  
groups, but the keyword is contacts not contact as in your example :-)

contacts: This is a list of the short names of the contacts that  
should be notified whenever there are problems (or recoveries) with  
this host. Multiple contacts should be separated by commas. Useful if  
you want notifications to go to just a few people and don't want to  
configure contact groups. You must specify at least one contact or  
contact group in each host definition.

Regards, Dennis

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:54:35 -0500, Layne Meier <lmeier at ajc.com> wrote:

I have a question for anyone that can answer this for me.  From the  
documentation, in configuring a host, this is the example given:

  define host{
	host_name			bogus-router
	alias				Bogus Router #1
	address				192.168.1.254
	parents				server-backbone
	check_command			check-host-alive
	max_check_attempts		5
	check_period			24x7
	process_perf_data		0
	retain_nonstatus_information	0
	contact_groups			router-admins
	notification_interval		30
	notification_period		24x7
	notification_options		d,u,r
	}
In place of the contact_groups as being defined as router-admins, can  
you put the name of an actual person there (from the contacts.cfg) ie;
define host{
	host_name			bogus-router
	alias				Bogus Router #1
	address				192.168.1.254
	parents				server-backbone
	check_command			check-host-alive
	max_check_attempts		5
	check_period			24x7
	process_perf_data		0
	retain_nonstatus_information	0
	contact_groups			lmeier
	notification_interval		30
	notification_period		24x7
	notification_options		d,u,r
	}
Or is there a different command that needs to go there:
define host{
	host_name			bogus-router
	alias				Bogus Router #1
	address				192.168.1.254
	parents				server-backbone
	check_command			check-host-alive
	max_check_attempts		5
	check_period			24x7
	process_perf_data		0
	retain_nonstatus_information	0
	contact				lmeier
	notification_interval		30
	notification_period		24x7
	notification_options		d,u,r
	}


Thank you,
Layne Meier
Atlanta Journal-Constitution


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