conditional variable usage (host specific settings)

[Marc Powell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Rejo Zenger
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:38 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] conditional variable usage (host specific
> settings)
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Can I add $ARGn$ like variables to service definitions that are
loading
> other templates? I have this:
> 


> I want to check ssh on $HOSTADDRESS$ for the majority of servers.
There
> are however a number of exeptions. These servers must be checked on
> their secondary IP address.
> 
> Now, can I add something to the first "service definition" so I can
> specify it *only* if the second IP address must be used? So, in the
> third definition, it should be something like "use specific value if
> specified, otherwise use $HOSTADDRESS$".

No, you cannot. I think the closest you can get would be to specify a
different check_command in your first definition that would override the
template check_command. This other check_command could take the argument
of the address you want to check.

--
Marc

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