> Jan said, > ...RTFM? > And then repetitively ...read the fu**** manual > Jan, thankyou for the intelligent reply. Very helpful. You get what you deserve. Ever considered that quoting a FULL digest just to post 3 sentences - which are not even related to the digest - "might" be a bad idea and wind up a few people? > As you may imagine, I have already read the documentation, several times. > The parameteres in services.cfg that you referenced > max_check_attempts > normal_check_interval > retry_check_interval > notification_interval But then, you didn't post any informations on what you checked already. So we are still unknowing where to search for your problem. Does Nagios not _send_ the notification, or does it take 5 minutes until it reaches you? Or does Nagios delay sending the notification? How do you measure the time, when the service goes down, or when Nagios puts the service into a HARD CRITICAL state? That's a lot of questions and I'm afraid, noone can answer your questions until you provide more information. > Seem not to decrease the 5 min wait for an email notification. > Currently my max normal & retry are set to 3,5,& 1; although I have tested > other settings with results that differ minimally. The notification interval > is set at 120 on some services & 100 on others, less than 3 digits Seems to > cause errors. Differences between 120 & 100 are not noticeable; thus my > inquiry. Kindly share your settings, and take some deep breathes. ; / notification_interval has nothing to do with delay of the first notification. It indicates how long Nagios will wait until sending out the _next_ standard notification. sash -------------------------------------------------- Sascha Runschke Netzwerk Administration IT-Services ABIT AG Robert-Bosch-Str. 1 40668 Meerbusch Tel.:+49 (0) 2150.9153.226 mailto:SRunschke@abit.de http://www.abit.net http://www.abit-epos.net http://www.my-academy.net -------------------------------------------------- Der Inhalt dieser Email sowie die Anhänge sind ausschließlich für den bezeichneten Adressaten bestimmt. Wenn Sie nicht der vorgesehene Adressat dieser Email oder dessen Vertreter sein sollten, so beachten Sie bitte, daß jede Form der Kenntnisnahme, Veröffentlichung, Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe des Inhalts dieser Email unzulässig ist. Wir möchten Sie außerdem darauf hinweisen, daß die Kommunikation per Email über das Internet unsicher ist, da fuer unberechtigte Dritte grundsätzlich die Möglichkeit der Kenntnisnahme und Manipulation besteht. Wenn Sie diese Nachricht versehentlich erhalten, informieren Sie bitte den Absender und löschen diese Nachricht mit den Anhängen. Herzlichen Dank The information and any attachments contained in this email are intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of disclosure, reproduction, distribution or any action taken or refrained from in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. We also like to inform you that communication via email over the internet is insecure because third parties may have the possibility to access and manipulate emails. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you very much.