Retry issue fail to notify

[durwin at mgtsciences.com]

I have the notifications using a script calling festival.  My initial 
configuration work and festival voice was heard.  But I wanted to change 
it so it would retry 3 times before reporting.

This worked.  I heard festival for each change it state.
        max_check_attempts              1
        normal_check_interval           2
        retry_interval                  0

This did *not* work.  I never heard festival.
        max_check_attempts              3
        normal_check_interval           2
        retry_interval                  15s

What is wrong with the way I did it?

define service{
        name                            generic-service         ; The 
'name' of this service template
        active_checks_enabled           1                       ; Active 
service checks are enabled
        passive_checks_enabled          1                       ; Passive 
service checks are enabled/accepted
        parallelize_check               1                       ; Active 
service checks should be parallelized (disabling this can lead to major 
performance problems)
        obsess_over_service             1                       ; We 
should obsess over this service (if necessary)
        check_freshness                 0                       ; Default 
is to NOT check service 'freshness'
        event_handler_enabled           1                       ; Service 
event handler is enabled
        event_handler                   service-notify
        flap_detection_enabled          1                       ; Flap 
detection is enabled
        failure_prediction_enabled      1                       ; Failure 
prediction is enabled
        process_perf_data               1                       ; Process 
performance data
        retain_status_information       1                       ; Retain 
status information across program restarts
        retain_nonstatus_information    1                       ; Retain 
non-status information across program restarts
        is_volatile                     0                       ; The 
service is not volatile
        check_period                    24x7                    ; The 
service can be checked at any time of the day
        max_check_attempts              3                       ; Re-check 
the service up to 1 times in order to determine its final (hard) state
        normal_check_interval           2                       ; Check 
the service every 2 minutes under normal conditions
        retry_interval                  15s                     ; Re-check 
the service every minute until a hard state can be determined
        contact_groups                  festival                ; 
Notifications get sent out to everyone in the 'admins' group
        notifications_enabled           1                       ; Service 
notifications are enabled
        notification_options            w,u,c,r                 ; Send 
notifications about warning, unknown, critical, and recovery events
        notification_interval           1                       ; 
Re-notify about service problems every hour
        notification_period             24x7                    ; 
Notifications can be sent out at any time
        register                        0                       ; DONT 
REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}

Durwin F. De La Rue
Management Sciences, Inc.
6022 Constitution Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM  87110
Phone (505) 255-8611


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