<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7233.69"> <TITLE>Nagios Host Check</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  I have several hosts that I just want to check connectivity nothing else. If I put the hosts in the hosts file Nagios complains that there are no services defined for this hosts. It still works but I want to get rid of the error message. Do I need to create some form of dummy service to remove error message </BODY> </HTML> <table><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff>===================================================================== CAUTION: This e-mail and any attachment(s) contains information that is intended to be read only by the named recipient(s). It may contain information that is confidential, proprietary or the subject of legal privilege. This information is not to be used by any other person and/or organisation. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise us immediately and delete this e-mail from your system. Do not use any information contained in it. ================================================================ For more information on the Television New Zealand Group, visit us online at http://www.tvnz.co.nz ================================================================ </td></tr></table>