[Nagiosplug-help] check_host_alive

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, crsurf wrote:

> Hello
> 
> When I added a host to my hosts.cfg file, the host stay in PENDING status,
> this status only change when I add a service for this host in service.cfg
> file and this service is checked, most time this service is ping.
> My doubts is what is the interval for execution of command check_host_alive?
> I not found something about this interval in documentation, maybe I dont
> remember, but reviwing documentation not find nothing.
> 
> [ ]
> 
> Cristiano Costa

Host definitions are considered as containers for service definitions.  
Only when service definitions are present is the host definition 
considered active.  Even when it is active, the host check is only 
performed when the service check is critical or unknown.

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-sg