I have 30 or so hosts defined using 2 layers of inheritance. The parent template is:
# Generic host definition template - This is NOT a real host, just a template!
define host{
name generic-host ; The name of this host
template notifications_enabled 1 ; Host notifications are enabled
event_handler_enabled 1 ; Host event handler is enabled
flap_detection_enabled 1 ; Flap detection is enabled
failure_prediction_enabled 1 ; Failure prediction is enabled
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information acro ss program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status information across program restarts
check_command check-host-alive
max_check_attempts 10
notification_interval 0
notification_period 24x7
notification_options d,u,r
contact_groups admins
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE! ----------------------------------
Then I defined a more specific template:
#Parent Class that all objects will inherit from
define host {
host_name 58ants
check_command check-host-alive
notification_options d,u,r
notification_period never
max_check_attempts 8
hostgroups Customers58
name 58ant
use generic-host
register 0 } -------------------------------------------
by my calculations, I should not be receiving any notifications for hosts using this template. But I am and I don't know why. I'm using nagios2 on a debian etch system by the way.