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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In this stanza, the "use" line in 'bighost2' definition should be changed from "hosttemplate1" to "bighost1", if the explanation is to be correct.<BR>
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/eli<BR>
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define host{<BR>
host_name bighost1<BR>
check_command check-host-alive<BR>
notification_options d,u,r<BR>
max_check_attempts 5<BR>
name hosttemplate1<BR>
}<BR>
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define host{<BR>
host_name bighost2<BR>
max_check_attempts 3<BR>
use hosttemplate1<BR>
}<BR>
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You'll note that the definition for host bighost1 has been defined as having hosttemplate1 as its template name. The definition for host bighost2 is using the definition of bighost1 as its template object. Once Nagios processes this data, the resulting definition of host bighost2 would be equivalent to this definition: </FONT></P>
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