new install, ping services not working

[Spencer Horn]

Anthony Lieuallen wrote:

>I've recently set up nagios and am enjoying a number of the things it is
>capable of.  I'm having trouble setting up any services to do a "ping" of a
>host.  Below is what I think are the appropriate sections of my .cfg files
>
>define service {
>        host_name               r.1
>        service_description     ping-first-hop-router
>        check_command           check_ping
>        max_check_attempts      8
>        normal_check_interval   6
>        retry_check_interval    1
>        check_period            always
>        notification_interval   0
>        notification_period     always
>        notification_options    w,u,c,r
>        contact_groups          admin
>}
>
>define host {
>        host_name               r.1
>        alias                   Router Hop 1
>        address                 66.0.192.246
>        max_check_attempts      8
>        notification_interval   0
>}
>
>define hostgroup {
>        hostgroup_name  routers
>        alias           Routers
>        contact_groups  admin
>        members         r.1, r.2
>}
>
>I have three services set up just like that, and in nagios it says:
>"check_ping: %s: Warning threshold must be integer or percentage!"
>I assume that the check_ping plugin is not functioning properly.  I'm quite
>sure my plugins in general are working, because the one non-ping service I
>have set up is in an OK state in nagios.
>
>Have I configured something incorrectly?  Any other leads?  Thanks in
>advance!
>
>
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May I see the line from your checkcommands.cfg file for check_ping?

Spencer


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