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That did it, I got alerts after 5pm!

woohoo!

Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it!

Ohhhhh --- I just found this in templates.cfg define host{ name linux-server ; The name of this host template use generic-host ; This template inherits other values from the generic-host template check_period 24x7 ; By default, Linux hosts are checked round the clock check_interval 5 ; Actively chec...

nagiosadmin is the only contact, which is me / my email address.

timeperiods.cfg define timeperiod{ timeperiod_name 24x7 alias 24 Hours A Day, 7 Days A Week sunday 00:00-24:00 monday 00:00-24:00 tuesday 00:00-24:00 wednesday 00:00-24:00 thursday 00:00-24:00 friday 00:00-24:00 saturday 00:00-24:00 } # 'workhours' timeperiod definition define timeperiod{ timeperiod...

contacts.cfg define contact{ contact_name nagiosadmin ; Short name of user use generic-contact ; Inherit default values from generic-contact template (defined above) alias FINY ALERT ; Full name of user service_notification_period 24x7 host_notification_period 24x7 service_notification_options w,u,c...

my hosts.cfg file is a long list like this.. define host{ use linux-server ; Name of host template to use ; This host definition will inherit all variables that are defined ; in (or inherited by) the linux-server host template definition. host_name WiFi-AP-HR alias WiFi-AP-HR address 192.168.1.7 } d...

would this need to be specified in my hosts.cfg file for each individual host?

This is my current contacts.cfg --- define contact{ contact_name nagiosadmin ; Short name of user use generic-contact ; Inherit default values from generic-contact template (defined above) alias FINY ALERT ; Full name of user service_notification_period 24x7 host_notification_period 24x7 service_not...

I am using Nagios Core v3 in my objects folder, I have a hosts.cfg file containing a list of IP/hosts I am just monitoring ping to see up/down state. I am using postfix, and email notifications work great. The problem is, Nagios is only sending out email notifications between 9am - 5pm daily, and no...