<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Hello,<o:p></o:p> I have inherited a small, but messy Nagios installation. I have spent a lot of time cleaning it up, and templating out a bunch of things. For instance, to create a new host, you simply add 2 lines in a new file – the template to use, and the hostname. Based on the template you use, it is assigned hostgroups and based on the hostgroups, it is assigned service checks. It works great for us. A little example:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> define host{<o:p></o:p> use generic-host-ssl<o:p></o:p> host_name www.ssldomain.com<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> This assigned the host <a href="http://www.ssldomain.com/">www.ssldomain.com</a> to the hostgroup SSLDomains, along with the defaults for that domain.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> SSLDomains get tested for “HTTP by NAME” and “SSL Cert” – the former is obvious, and the second checks for existence off a SSL cert, and Crits if it is expired or will expire soon, warns if it expires in the next month, and says OK otherwise.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> What I would like to do, is setup a service dependency so that I am not warned about a missing SSL cert, if HTTP is down. Looking through the docs, it appears that the following MAY work:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> define servicedependency{<o:p></o:p> hostgroup_name SSLDomain<o:p></o:p> service_description HTTP by NAME <o:p></o:p> dependent_hostgroup_name SSLDomain<o:p></o:p> dependent_service_description SSL Cert<o:p></o:p> execution_failure_criteria n<o:p></o:p> notification_failure_criteria c,w,u<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Looking at the documentation, though, this might not work….<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It appears that in this case the SSL Cert warnings will not go down if ANY of the HTTP by NAMES are down…. Is this the case? <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any easy ways to accomplish this?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=366 style='width:274.5pt'> <tr height=45 style='height:33.75pt'> <td width=60 height=45 valign=top style='width:45.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:33.75pt'> <img border=0 width=43 height=42 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C7C95E.2E530510"><o:p></o:p> </td> <td width=300 nowrap height=45 style='width:225.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:33.75pt'> JEFF CHAPIN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR <o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr height=14 style='height:10.5pt'> <td width=362 nowrap colspan=2 height=14 style='width:271.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:10.5pt'> T8DESIGN.COM | P 319.266.7574 - x267 | 877.T8IDEAS | F 888.290.4675<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </table> This e-mail, including attachments, is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential, and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, and then please delete it. Thank you.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>