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The documentation on this is actually pretty good... <BR>
<A href="http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/objectinheritance.html">http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/objectinheritance.html</A><BR>
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If you have a host that use's the template... then in that host's config you define the same value again, it will override... except if you use the "!" and "+" signs to change the behavior.<BR>
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in the case of contacts and hosts (like in a group)... <BR>
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eg, <BR>
contact_group +management <BR><BR>
Using the line above will add the management group in addition to what was assigned via the template.<BR>
If you used "!management", it should not send to the management group even if it was defined in the template.<BR>
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If you just used it without the ! or +, it will override the template and just email management.<BR>
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I think I got that all straight... dont' quote me, quote the documentation. :-)<BR>
<BR>-- <BR>Mat W. - <A href="http://www.techadre.com/">http://www.techadre.com</A><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:12:33 -0400<BR>> From: frisvolj@lafayette.edu<BR>> To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR>> Subject: [Nagios-users] Server/host Inheritance<BR>> <BR>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<BR>> Hash: SHA1<BR>> <BR>> Greetings,<BR>> <BR>> I have a question about inheritance within a service/host. First,<BR>> these are completely separate, correct? ie, if I define a host with a<BR>> contactgroup of foo, the service does not use that contactgroup, but<BR>> rather uses the one defined by the service template, correct? Or does<BR>> it fall back to the host contact group if a service contact group is<BR>> undefined?<BR>> <BR>> Next, if I have an existing service/host template with a contactgroup<BR>> and I define a new service using that template, under what conditions is<BR>> that contactgroup superseded? If I define single contacts, will it<BR>> still use the contactgroup? How about if I specify a new contactgroup?<BR>> Can I add/delete contacts and contactgroups without specifying the<BR>> inherited ones?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks,<BR>> <BR>> - -- <BR>> - ---------------------------<BR>> Jason Frisvold<BR>> Network Engineer<BR>> frisvolj@lafayette.edu<BR>> - ---------------------------<BR>> "What I cannot create, I do not understand"<BR>> - Richard Feynman<BR>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<BR>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)<BR>> Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/<BR>> <BR>> iEYEARECAAYFAkpDofEACgkQO80o6DJ8Uvm2nACdFmFRNDxIXwRITu1WSMt88KeS<BR>> XT4AoJOMUNf0zl5tC17Qhba+85dn0WH0<BR>> =eXAn<BR>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Nagios-users mailing list<BR>> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net<BR>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users<BR>> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. <BR>> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null<BR><br /><hr />Lauren found her dream laptop. <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290' target='_new'>Find the PC that’s right for you.</a></body>
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