<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Ahhh... perhaps you're calling the directory as well as the file explicitly in nagios.cfg? -- Mat W. - <A href="http://www.techadre.com/">http://www.techadre.com</A> > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:12:29 -0700 > From: subscription@kkeane.com > CC: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] REPOST: Problem in Preflight Check with commands.cfg > > I would suggest that you use grep to be sure you really caught all > configuration files (grep -ri "check_dns" /etc/nagios3). > > My guess, though - just a hunch - is that you may be accidentally > including the same file twice in your nagios.cfg. For instance, you may > have explicitly specified it in nagios.cfg, and it may also get > automatically included because it is in the conf.d directory. > > Another possibility is that the directory structures of the old and new > nagios servers don't match, and you somehow ended up with two separate > command.cfg files. > > Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote: > > Hi there-- > > > > I am reposting this question due to a lack of response. I really am in need of > > help here, and any would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > > > I have completed the installation of Nagios 3.0.6 onto an Ubuntu 9.04 server > > using the apt-get utility. We currently have a Nagios 2.6 server running, and > > I wanted to import the configuration files into the newer server. To that end, > > I have placed the appropriate configuration files in the /etc/nagios3/conf.d > > directory, and modified the nagios.cfg file to reflect the location of the > > configuration files. > > > > I ran the preflight check and the following error message appeared on-screen: > > > > /usr/sbin/nagios3 -v /etc/nagios3/nagios.cfg > > Nagios 3.0.6 > > Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Ethan Galstad (http://www.nagios.org) > > Last Modified: 12-01-2008 > > License: GPL > > Reading configuration data... > > Warning: Duplicate definition found for command 'check_dns' (config file > > '/etc/nagios3/conf.d/commands.cfg', starting on line 90) > > Error: Could not add object property in file '/etc/nagios3/conf.d/commands.cfg' > > on line 91. > > ***> One or more problems was encountered while processing the config files... > > Check your configuration file(s) to ensure that they contain valid > > directives and data defintions. If you are upgrading from a previous > > version of Nagios, you should be aware that some variables/definitions > > may have been removed or modified in this version. Make sure to read > > the HTML documentation regarding the config files, as well as the > > 'Whats New' section to find out what has changed. > > > > I checked the commands.cfg, and several other files, and I do not see where the > > duplicate definition is occurring. > > Can someone lend a hand on this? Thanks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kaplan, Andrew H. > > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 4:52 PM > > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [Nagios-users] Problem in Preflight Check with commands.cfg > > > > Hi there -- > > > > I have completed the installation of Nagios 3.0.6 onto an Ubuntu 9.04 server > > using the apt-get utility. > > We currently have a Nagios 2.6 server running, and I wanted to import the > > configuration files into the > > newer server. To that end, I have placed the appropriate configuration files in > > the /etc/nagios3/conf.d > > directory, and modified the nagios.cfg file to reflect the location of the > > configuration files. > > > > I ran the preflight check and the following error message appeared on-screen: > > > > /usr/sbin/nagios3 -v /etc/nagios3/nagios.cfg > > Nagios 3.0.6 > > Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Ethan Galstad (http://www.nagios.org) > > Last Modified: 12-01-2008 > > License: GPL > > Reading configuration data... > > Warning: Duplicate definition found for command 'check_dns' (config file > > '/etc/nagios3/conf.d/commands.cfg', starting on line 90) > > Error: Could not add object property in file '/etc/nagios3/conf.d/commands.cfg' > > on line 91. > > ***> One or more problems was encountered while processing the config files... > > Check your configuration file(s) to ensure that they contain valid > > directives and data defintions. If you are upgrading from a previous > > version of Nagios, you should be aware that some variables/definitions > > may have been removed or modified in this version. Make sure to read > > the HTML documentation regarding the config files, as well as the > > 'Whats New' section to find out what has changed. > > > > I checked the commands.cfg, and several other files, and I do not see where the > > duplicate definition is occurring. > > Can someone lend a hand on this? Thanks. > > > > -- > Kevin Keane > Owner > The NetTech > Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About > > Office: 866-642-7116 > http://www.4nettech.com > > This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. 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