Host Checks NEVER Happen

[Matthew Jurgens]

define  host {
       name                       std_host
       max_check_attempts              2
       active_checks_enabled           1
       passive_checks_enabled          1
       check_period                    24x7
       obsess_over_host                1
       check_freshness                 0
       event_handler_enabled           1
       flap_detection_enabled          1
       process_perf_data               0
       retain_status_information       1
       retain_nonstatus_information    1
       contact_groups                  admin
       notification_interval           1
       notification_period             24x7
       notification_options            d,u,r,f
       notifications_enabled           1
       register                        0
       }

define  host {
           use std_host
       host_name                       noddy
       alias                           noddy
       address                         192.168.0.78
       }

define  service {
   name    std_service
   hostgroup_name            gw
   is_volatile            0
   max_check_attempts        2
   normal_check_interval        1
   retry_check_interval        1
   active_checks_enabled        1
   passive_checks_enabled        1
   check_period            24x7
   parallelize_check        1
   obsess_over_service        1
   check_freshness            0
   event_handler_enabled        1
   flap_detection_enabled        1
   process_perf_data        1
   retain_status_information    1
   retain_nonstatus_information    1
   contact_groups            admin
   notification_interval        240
   notification_period        24x7
   notification_options        w,u,c,r,f
   notifications_enabled        1
   register            0   ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A 
REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
   }
  
define  service {
   name    std_service
   hostgroup_name            gw
   is_volatile            0
   max_check_attempts        2
   normal_check_interval        1
   retry_check_interval        1
   active_checks_enabled        1
   passive_checks_enabled        1
   check_period            24x7
   parallelize_check        1
   obsess_over_service        1
   check_freshness            0
   event_handler_enabled        1
   flap_detection_enabled        1
   process_perf_data        1
   retain_status_information    1
   retain_nonstatus_information    1
   contact_groups            admin
   notification_interval        240
   notification_period        24x7
   notification_options        w,u,c,r,f
   notifications_enabled        1
   register            0   ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A 
REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
   }
  

define  service {
   use std_service
   host_name            noddy
   service_description    HTTP Admin
   check_command            check_http
   }   




Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 5/8/06, Matthew Jurgens <nagios at edcint.co.nz> wrote:
>> I've installed a basic Nagios 2 config. I have 50 service checks working
>> perfectly and 12 hosts.
>> Even when services on a host go down host checks never seem to be 
>> executed.
>> I've setup network packet captures to see if pings leave the Nagios host
>> but they never do.
>>
>> I created a host with an IP address that does not exist and one service.
>> This service will of course go Hard critical after a couple of checks.
>> It does and I get notified and Nagios still maintains that the host 
>> is UP!
>>
>> Can anyone provide any hints as to why Nagios does this? What can I 
>> check?
>
> You should check your host configs. Or you can provide a bit more
> detail here about how you have your host configs set up and we can
> help.
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