Blank check_command in host stanza causes error

[prosolutions at gmx.net]

> On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 04:21:30PM -0700, prosolutions at gmx.net wrote:
> > I have an IP address that I want to just ping monitor.  It seems 
> > redundant to have it defined as both a "host" and a "service".  According to
> > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/2_0/xodtemplate.html under
> > "check_command" in the hosts section "If you leave this argument blank,
> > the host will not be checked - Nagios will always assume the host is
> > up."  However, when I do leave it blank, I get an error "Error: Could
> > not add object property in file"
> What if you leave the line out entirely? That or define a dummy
> checkcommand that always returns true.
> 


What I was doing was using a template for other devices that had a
check_command in it, and leaving a blank check_command in the stanza for
the host in question.  However this was causing the problem.  When I
stopped using the template and specified everything for the host in its
own stanza, then leaving check_command blank did not cause a problem.
However, one thing I notice now is that in the "Status Information"
section on the Host Detail page for this host, the status is reporting
the last error received from the device.  Even though it is no longer
red because the Service check is OK, it is saving that status info.  It
would be nice to clear it out.




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