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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=418483511-05102005>I've got a bit of a
problem with Nagios 1.2 on Debian, in that HOST DOWN notifications are not
being sent, the recovery notifications come though okay.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=418483511-05102005>My Host
configuration is as follows:-</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>define host {<BR> use
uk-default-host<BR> host_name uk<SPAN
class=418483511-05102005>host01</SPAN><BR> alias <SPAN
class=418483511-05102005>UKHOST01</SPAN><BR> address <SPAN
class=418483511-05102005>192.168.1.23</SPAN><BR> parents
uk-upper-isa-hub,uk-upper-hp-2650<BR> notification_period
workhours<BR> notification_options
d,u,r<BR> notifications_enabled
1<BR> stalking_options
o,d,u</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> max_check_attempts
5<BR> check_command check-host-alive</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> retain_status_information
1<BR> retain_nonstatus_information 1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> flap_detection_enabled
0<BR> event_handler_enabled
0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=418483511-05102005><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The contacts
are setup to receive all notifications as from the following template(work hours
is the builtin 0900-1700):-</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=418483511-05102005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=418483511-05102005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>define contact {<BR> register
0<BR> name
tpl-std-contact<BR> alias
TEMPLATE Standard Contact<BR> service_notification_period
workhours<BR> host_notification_period
workhours<BR> service_notification_options w,u,c,r<BR>
host_notification_options d,u,r<BR>
service_notification_commands notify-by-email<BR>
host_notification_commands
host-notify-by-email<BR>}<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=418483511-05102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>All hosts also have a ping service setup, which doesn't send any
notifications out either if the host is down. If the host is up but the
ping response is very slow then the appopriate warning/critical notification
does go out.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=418483511-05102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=418483511-05102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>I'm sure that I'm just missing something simple, but cannot figure
it out. Thanks in advance for any help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Regards
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=418483511-05102005><FONT color=#000000
size=2>Lee</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>