Unnecessary host_name and for type loops/multiplecheck_commands?

[Morris, Patrick]

> My questions:
> 
> % Is "host_name localhost" really necessary here? There's no 
> reference to $HOSTADDRESS$ anywhere in confirm_dns, but if I 
> don't define "host_name", nagios complains.

You'll need either a hostname or hostgroup that the service belongs to.

> % I want to check about 20 hostnames.
> 
>  % Any shortcut to writing 20 6-line "service" definitions?
>  % Can I use a for loop or something?
>  % Use multiple check_command's in a single service (doesn't 
> seem to to work)?

If you'll be otherwise monitoring those 20 hosts, you can put them in a
hostgroup and assign your check to the group so it runs against all of
them.  Otherwise, you'll need to specify 20 different service checks.

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