Configuration Insanity: Multiple site configurations

[Mark Weaver]

Jim Avery wrote:
> 2009/3/20 Mark Weaver <mweaver at compinfosystems.com>:
>   
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've got an insane problem that is driving me crazy and there doesn't seem
>> to be any logical reason for it. I've attached the pertinent information
>> concerning the insanity. I'd really appreciate it if someone could help make
>> sense of this nonsense.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>     
>
>   
>> Error: Template 'windows-desktop' specified in host definition could not
>> be not found (config file '/etc/nagios/objects/kfsi/kfsi-hosts.cfg',
>> starting on line 181)
>>     
>
> Strangely enough, this error message points to where you will find
> your problem (or at least the beginning of it anyway).
>
> If you look in /etc/nagios/objects/kfsi/kfsi-hosts.cfg somewhere at
> line 181 or soon after you will find a "use" directive.  This is
> trying to use a template called "windows-desktop" which you have not
> defined properly anywhere.
>
> Have a look in /etc/nagios/global/templates/templates.cfg and if you
> can't find the template, then define one.  You can probably copy
> another host template which is already in that file.
>
> If, however, you think the template is already there, you might find
> you've forgotten to put "register 0" to indicate it's a template, and
> you might also have put "host_name windows-desktop" which would be
> wrong for a template definition.  It should be "name windows-desktop".
>  Without seeing your actual files I can't say for sure.
>
> If you're still stuck, please post the relevent parts of
> /etc/nagios/objects/kfsi/kfsi-hosts.cfg and
> /etc/nagios/global/templates/templates.cfg so we can see where the
> problem lies.
>
> hth,
>
> Jim
>   
Thank you Jim... you were correct; there was no template 
"windows-desktop" defined in templates.cfg. DOH! I should have seen 
that. Been working at it so much I guess I need to back up and breath.

Thanks again Jim for the perspective. Brain is working again. :)

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