Custom variable not returning any values

[Kevin Keane]

I think in your printf line, you need to reference it as 
$_HOSTPRIMARY_CONTACT$.

Ayotunde Itayemi wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I use a custom variable _primary_contact in my host definitions 
> (below). I then modified the notification commands to include the 
> variable but it’s not being set (no values are returned). What am I 
> doing wrong? Thanks.
>
> define host {
>
> host_name
>
> alias
>
> display_name
>
> address
>
> parents
>
> use linux-server
>
> contacts
>
> contact_groups unix-admins
>
> notification_period 24x7
>
> notification_options d,u,r
>
> notifications_enabled 1
>
> icon_image sun.gif
>
> _primary_contact 1001, 2145, 7134, 7207
>
> register 1
>
> }
>
> /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: 
> $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: 
> $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: 
> $LONGDATETIME$\n\nPrimary Contact: $_primary_contact$\n" | /bin/mail 
> -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" 
> $CONTACTEMAIL$
>
> cid:image004.png at 01C975B0.97B49D20
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