monitor a hostless service

[Jamie Baddeley]

you could use localhost or the check_dummy plugin. see cvs.

jamie


On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 05:36, Mueller, Karl wrote:
> If you use a dummy host, yes.
> 
> Define a host object, but give it, for example, the localhost IP.  Then
> create the service check which doesn't use $HOSTNAME$ or $HOSTADDRESS$
> macros - it'll work.
> 
> -Karl
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Dan
> Newcombe
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:27 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] monitor a hostless service
> 
> I think I know the answer to this, but....
> 
> Is it possible to monitor a service that doesn't have a host (without
> defining a dummy host - may have to use loopback as a host
> definition!)???
> 




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