hosts.config

[Layne Meier]

That's a perfectly good question.

Let's say for example that the servers that manage our backup system  
run on Sun Solaris.  I need to notify our Unix Administration group if  
something happens to the backup servers.  However, the administrator  
of the backup system, is not in the Unix admin group.  In this  
instance, I need to notify a group of people (Unix Admins) and an  
individual (backup software administrator).

What I need help in figuring out is if I can add an individual contact  
into the contact_groups list, or should I just add a contacts list  
along with a contact_group listing.

Thank you,
Layne Meier
AJC Information Technology
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Cox Newspaper



On Nov 10, 2008, at 4:23 PM, Hugo van der Kooij wrote:

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Layne Meier wrote:
> Herein lies my problem.  I've inherited supporting our Nagios system.
> It was pre-configured and set-up by a previous employee.   I've gone
> over the web-based manual, but can't find specifics like this defined
> in the manual.
>
> I was tasked with updating all of the groups and contacts, but need to
> make sure that I get it set up correctly.

Just curious. What is wrong with defining contacts to be individuals and
contact groups for the specific areas people are responsible for?

- From a logical point I find it a bit hard to see why you would need to
add individuals besides groups to devices.

Sometimes it pays of in the long run to be a bit stubborn about adding
not to many exceptions. Exceptions have a tendency to take on a life of
their own and triple your workload.

Hugo.

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	A: Yes.
	>Q: Are you sure?
	>>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
	>>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?

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