<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Although some of those start times do seem close together, it's important to know that the check_interval in Nagios is not necessarily a hard number. Nagios is continually adjusting and recalculating the check schedule, so if you need a check to run on a hard 5mn schedule, you might be better off using cron, and then pushing the result to Nagios passively. With that said, access the service details for this service. When new results come in does the scheduler set the Next Check 5mn out as expected? On 12/13/2012 9:43 AM, Mark Keisler wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CA+FAjA8UyE0RcVjA+iW-5==wnsKdyrEMz7w-FnaAGkXypXQy1w@mail.gmail.com" type="cite">I'm running Nagios 3.4.1 on RHEL6. I have an issue where I have a poller (service check) that is running too often and I am not sure why. I have "service_check_timeout=180" because I had trouble with the poller running long. Relevant settings for the service check: check_period 24x7 max_check_attempts 1 normal_check_interval 5 retry_check_interval 5 I also set up a tracking logger in the poller to record "timestamp PID started by PPID : Poll [Start|End] of poller" <div>2012-12-12_12:26:38 19448 started by 19442 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:27:13 19448 started by 19442 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:28:14 19931 started by 19930 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:30:14 19931 started by 19930 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:31:37 20467 started by 20460 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:33:15 20949 started by 20946 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:33:15 20467 started by 20460 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:33:41 20949 started by 20946 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:36:38 21483 started by 21478 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:38:14 21971 started by 21964 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:39:17 21483 started by 21478 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:39:18 21971 started by 21964 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:41:38 22500 started by 22492 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:42:19 22500 started by 22492 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:43:14 23003 started by 22999 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:45:20 23003 started by 22999 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:46:37 23540 started by 23535 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:48:14 24025 started by 24024 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:48:20 23540 started by 23535 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:48:41 24025 started by 24024 : Poll End of poller 2012-12-12_12:51:38 24558 started by 24554 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:53:14 25044 started by 25041 : Poll Start of poller 2012-12-12_12:54:35 25044 started by 25041 : Poll End of poller As you can see, I start to get overlapping pollers. I don't understand why this would happen. Any hints or clues? </div> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <pre wrap="">------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d">http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d</a></pre> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users">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</pre> </blockquote> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Mike Guthrie Technical Team ___ Nagios Enterprises, LLC Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mguthrie@nagios.com">mguthrie@nagios.com</a> Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nagios.com">www.nagios.com</a> </pre> </body> </html>