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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have a little bit problem
with service dependency syntax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
Let’s say I have the following host<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Host 1 with SSH and PING
being monitored by nagios.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If nagios check that if PING
does not reply, then do not check the rest of the services (SSH,SMTP and WEB).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The current config:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>define service{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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use host-generic-service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
host_name newton.domain.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
service_description PING NEWTON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>define service{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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use host-generic-service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
host_name newton.domain.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
service_description SSH NEWTON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
check_command check_ssh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>define servicedependency{<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> host_name
newton.domain.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
service_description SSH NEWTON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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dependent_host_name newton.domain.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
dependent_service_description PING NEWTON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
execution_failure_criteria w<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> notification_failure_criteria
u<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Will this do it? Or am I
missing something?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
Rudy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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