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OK

I solved it

i was typing in the host groups name wrong apologies for wasting everyone time!

you can delete or mark this thread as solved!

thanks again!

@mahtabalam

mahtabalam wrote:Can you give me the contents of /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg
or /usr/local/nagios/nagios.cfg

i have attached it

thanks

scottwilkerson : thanks, i have read through and tried. When I try it, the log just gives this generic error: [1570007290] EXTERNAL COMMAND: SCHEDULE_HOSTGROUP_HOST_DOWNTIME;Windows Servers;1569921625;1569943225;0;0;7200;lciav;Test Comment [1570007290] Error: External command failed -> SCHEDULE_HOS...

I originally posted the wrong command i was trying to use

SCHEDULE_HOSTGROUP_HOST_DOWNTIME is the one i'm looking to use

regards

thanks for responding


nagios.cmd is in /usr/local/nagios/var/rw

which prinft output:

/usr/bin/prinft

Hi all I am currently running core Version 4.0.6 & am trying to regularly set a host group in downtime - hopefully as a cron job. looking through the docs i came across SCHEDULE_SERVICEGROUP_HOST_DOWNTIME which seems to do what i want. except i can't make it do so:lol: If i run this: */usr/local...

well...i fell daft. the problem was simply my eyesight. i had an extra "s" on the end of the check in the command.cfg, Changed it and it works a treat. case closed!

thanks again for your help.

thank you both for your help and patience so far! I did as you said. removed the xml. reran as user nagios. ran successfully. xml file created with nagios as owner. The 127 error still occurs when nagios trys to run it automatically. The error mentions worker3 at the end of it (see original post) so...

ok if I created a custom script and run it returns as follows:

I get a correct response if run as root: Controller Index Alert_Type Message Status Date_Created Object_Name Category Count Acknowledged Date_Cleared Reference_Number ---------- ------ ---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...