Error: Invalid max_attempts, check_interval, r etry_interval, or notification_interval value for service 'Port Scans'on host 'gate'

[Jason Marshall]

That would be the new "Big Pee" icon for a passive service, which used to
be a big red alarming X.

That means passive updates are enabled for that service...

> yes, i think that you are fine.  Where do you see a "P"?  i am guessing that
> this means pending, which is the expected state.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christophe Zwecker [mailto:czwecker at sysctl.de]
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:03 AM
> To: Bishop, Dean
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Error: Invalid max_attempts, check_interval,
> r etry_interval, or notification_interval value for service 'Port
> Scans'on host 'gate'
> 
> 
> hi , thx for your input.
> 
> Im trying to setup a sensor for Portsentry (which runs on our gateway)
> 
> as per Nagios Dokumentation:
> http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/int-portsentry.html
> 
> Now I just inserted a cmd (check_procs) and set check_period to none.
> Now I see a big "P" next to the service on the Nagios page. Hope thats
> ok, im gonna try a portscan now
> 
> On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 13:45, Bishop, Dean wrote:
> > that depends on what you are trying to accomplish here.
> > 
> > i am going to guess that you are setting up a passive check.  Provided
> that
> > this is the case then just use any valid command from checkcommands.cfg
> > (e.g. check_host_alive) and set its check_period to "none" and provide
> valid
> > parameters for the rest of the required service parameters.
> > 
> > If you want a dummy check then use check_dummy![0/1/2]
> > 0=OK,1=WARNING,2=CRITICAL
> > 
> > hth,
> > dean
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christophe Zwecker [mailto:czwecker at sysctl.de]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:28 AM
> > To: Bishop, Dean
> > Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Error: Invalid max_attempts, check_interval,
> > r etry_interval, or notification_interval value for service 'Port
> > Scans'on host 'gate'
> > 
> > 
> > yeah, thx alot, fixed that, however now nagios tells me the check_none
> > cmd is not defined, thats true, but how would that definition have to
> > look like in checkcommands.cfg ?
> > 
> > best regards,
> > 
> > Christophe
> > 
> > On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 17:34, Bishop, Dean wrote:
> > > you must specify a normal_check_interval and retry_check_interval
> > > 
> > > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/xodtemplate.html#service
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Christophe Zwecker [mailto:czwecker at sysctl.de]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:48 AM
> > > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: [Nagios-users] Error: Invalid max_attempts, check_interval,
> > > retry_interval, or notification_interval value for service 'Port
> > > Scans'on host 'gate'
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > im trying to implement portsentry into nagios, I did as in Documention
> > > my services entry is as follows:
> > > 
> > > define service{
> > > 	host_name                       gate
> > > 	service_description             Port Scans
> > > 	is_volatile                     1
> > > 	active_checks_enabled		0
> > > 	passive_checks_enabled		1
> > > 	max_check_attempts              1
> > > 	contact_groups                  linux-admins
> > > 	notification_interval           120
> > > 	notification_period             24x7
> > > 	notification_options            w,u,c,r
> > > 	check_command                   check_none
> > > 	}
> > > 
> > > when restarting nagios  I get this:
> > > Error: Invalid max_attempts, check_interval, retry_interval, or
> > > notification_interval value for service 'Port Scans'
> > > on host 'gate'
> > > 
> > > whats wrong ?
> > > 
> > > thx and best regards,
> > > 
> > > Christophe
> > > 
> > > 
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