So this is working now but I'm not sure why. I deleted the objects.cache file and restarted and got a host down alert as soon as nagios came up. On a whim I deleted the cache file and restarted nagios and it sent out a host down alert. I didn't change anything else. <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Noel Platzke <<a href="mailto:neufpas@gmail.com">neufpas@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I included the template because the actual host definitions only include the server specific information. I'm not overriding anything. For example... define host{ use standard-host host_name server1 hostgroups +servers alias server1 address <a href="http://server1.domain.com" target="_blank">server1.domain.com</a> } The same goes for contacts everything else. <div><div></div><div class="h5"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Marc Powell <<a href="mailto:marc@ena.com" target="_blank">marc@ena.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div> On Oct 6, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Noel Platzke wrote: > My host, service and contacts are defined with the following > templates: > > define host{ > name standard-host > max_check_attempts 3 > check_interval 15 > retry_interval 5 > check_command check-host-alive > check_period 24x7 > notifications_enabled 1 > retain_status_information 1 > retain_nonstatus_information 1 > contacts ops > notification_interval 15 > notification_period 24x7 > check_freshness 1 > freshness_threshold 300 > register 0 > } </div>Hello, This is just a template and not a complete host definition. In fact, they were all just templates and missing critical pieces of information or may have parts that are overridden in the full definition. You should post the entire definition for the host, contact group and contact as found in objects.cache. At first glance, you don't specify any notification_options for the host. With Nagios-3, this will mean that all states will result in a notification but under 2.x I believe that behavior is different. I'd go ahead and specify the specific states to you want to receive notifications for. -- Marc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! <a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf" target="_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf</a> _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users</a> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null </blockquote></div> </div></div></blockquote></div>