Macro values don't seem to be consistent

[Claudio Kuenzler]

To follow up on this, I have once more this problem (this time with another
server though) and I activated debugging and started to do some deeper
research.

This time the service 'Disk Space /' on *SERVER21* is in state warning. The
host alias for SERVER21 is SERVER21-DEVL.
The notification looks like this though:

*Service: Disk Space /*
* *

*Host: SERVER31-UAT*
* *

*Address: 10.x.x.x*
* *

*State: WARNING*

As you see, the alias for SERVER31 was taken, instead of SERVER21.


Now if I take a look at *var/objects.cache* the correct alias is used:

define host {
        host_name       SERVER21
        alias   SERVER21-DEVL


If I take a look at *var/retention.dat* I see something strange:

host {
host_name=SERVER21
alias=SERVER31-UAT
display_name=SERVER21
Taking a further look at retention.dat reveils, that another host took the
alias for SERVER31-UAT:

host {
host_name=SERVER33
alias=SERVER31-UAT
display_name=SERVER33


I am sure the problem comes from here (retention.dat). But can somebody
explain, how such wrong entries are created in retention.dat ?


On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Claudio Kuenzler <ck at claudiokuenzler.com>wrote:

> This particular one:
>
> define service{
>         use                     normal-service-trading
>         host_name               server14
>         service_description     Service Check
>         check_command           check_nrpe!proxy_bs_connections
>         }
>
> So there's no alias entry either.
>
> It's the very first time that this happens, and it continues. The service
> is still down (in maintenance) but Nagios continues to send the notification
> with a wrong HOSTALIAS.
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Terry Carmen <terry at cnysupport.com>wrote:
>
>> Quoting Claudio Kuenzler <ck at claudiokuenzler.com>:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Since today I have almost the same problem as Jim.
>> > The $HOSTALIAS$ macro works fine for all the checks, except one host
>> alias
>> > is wrong. I got aware of it today.
>> >
>> > Same version as Jim's, 3.2.3, compiled from source as well.
>> >
>> > Host config:
>> >
>> > define host{
>> >         use                     linux-platform-demo     ; Name of host
>> > template to use
>> >                                                         ; This host
>> > definition will inherit all variables that are defined
>> >                                                         ; in (or
>> inherited
>> > by) the linux-server host template definition.
>> >         host_name               server14
>> >         alias                   SERVER14-RANDOMDEMO
>> >         address                 192.168.0.14
>> >         }
>> >
>>
>> What does your service definition look like?
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
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