<div align='left'><a href='http://mercimail.tiscali.co.za/sup/goto/GHtWLLAZaxwN1e1lpL5DGZVq_m1jEzEaDAeDV2RT-EYfAM7FAFFqFzMrGfD-n3eIIoEK88yiWKV-Aa0afIg8BV' target='_blank'><img src='http://mercimail.tiscali.co.za/sup/image/GHtWLLAZaxwN1e1lpL5DGZVq_m1jEzEaDAeDV2RT-EYfAM7FAFFqFzMrGfD-n3eIIoEK88yiWKV-Aa0afIg8BV.gif' border='0' alt='Please visit www.tiscali.co.za '></a></div> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.0.6249.1"> <TITLE>$HOSTNAME$</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Hi Is this a bug? I don't get the host associated with the service when I try to use $HOSTNAME$ as a macro when sending service notifications. Instead I get my local shell environment variable $HOSTNAME. In other words, if I run nagios on box X, monitoring a service A on box Z, then I get X as my $HOSTNAME$ instead of Z. Should I be defining my commands differently perhaps? my notify-by-email command has changed to this: define command { command_name host-notify-by-email command_line /usr/local/nagios/libexec/host-notify-by-email.pl "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$" "$HOSTNAME$" "$HOSTSTATE$" "$HOSTADDRESS$" "$HOSTALIAS$" "$OUTPUT$" "$DATETIME$" | /bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$ } where I wrote my own script to form my email (/usr/local/nagios/libexec/host-notify-by-email.pl). Ta Fred Albrecht Engineering: Senior Specialist Authentication TISCALI (PTY) LTD THE COMMUNICATION COMPANY Techno Centre, 082 Alexandra Road, Bellville, 7530 Mobile : +27 825200165 Office : 021 940 9807 Fax : +27 21 940 9103 E-Mail : <Fred.Albrecht@za.tiscali.com> <<A HREF="http://www.tiscali.co.za">http://www.tiscali.co.za</A>> Disclaimer: This email is considered a business record and is therefore property of Tiscali. This email, and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication represents the originator's personal views and opinions, which do not necessarily reflect those of Tiscali. If you are not the original recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have this email in error, and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify disclaimer@za.tiscali.com <<A HREF="mailto:disclaimer@za.tiscali.com.">mailto:disclaimer@za.tiscali.com.</A>>. </BODY> </HTML>