CONFIG ERROR! Restart aborted ???

[mohsin2011]

I change its command.cfg file , windows.cfg file and localhost.cfg file i added some thing then delete it from these file undo it after that when i restart Nagios service it gives error ,

[root@localhost ~]# service nagios restartRunning configuration check... CONFIG ERROR! Restart aborted. Check your Nagios configuration.

i added these files before also but when i undo those changes and restarted nagios service it started again successfully but now this time it is not starting up and keep on gaving the same error as mentioned above i also run the command mentioned below but it is giving error as mentioned,

[root@localhost ~]# /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg

Nagios Core 3.3.1
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Nagios Core Development Team and Community Contributors
Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Ethan Galstad
Last Modified: 07-25-2011
License: GPL

Website: http://www.nagios.org
Reading configuration data...
Read main config file okay...
Read object config files okay...

Running pre-flight check on configuration data...

Checking services...
Error: There are no services defined!
Checked 0 services.
Checking hosts...
Error: There are no hosts defined!
Checked 0 hosts.
Checking host groups...
Checked 0 host groups.
Checking service groups...
Checked 0 service groups.
Checking contacts...
Error: There are no contacts defined!
Checked 0 contacts.
Checking contact groups...
Checked 0 contact groups.
Checking service escalations...
Checked 0 service escalations.
Checking service dependencies...
Checked 0 service dependencies.
Checking host escalations...
Checked 0 host escalations.
Checking host dependencies...
Checked 0 host dependencies.
Checking commands...
Checked 0 commands.
Checking time periods...
Checked 0 time periods.
Checking for circular paths between hosts...
Checking for circular host and service dependencies...
Checking global event handlers...
Checking obsessive compulsive processor commands...
Checking misc settings...
Warning: Nothing specified for illegal_macro_output_chars variable!

Total Warnings: 1
Total Errors: 3

***> One or more problems was encountered while running the pre-flight check...

Check your configuration file(s) to ensure that they contain valid
directives and data defintions. If you are upgrading from a previous
version of Nagios, you should be aware that some variables/definitions
may have been removed or modified in this version. Make sure to read
the HTML documentation regarding the config files, as well as the
'Whats New' section to find out what has changed.

i have thoroughly checked my these files command.cfg,windows.cfg and localhost.cfg but found the default setting i am also pasting these files below,

===Command.cfg===

###############################################################################
# COMMANDS.CFG - SAMPLE COMMAND DEFINITIONS FOR NAGIOS 3.3.1
#
# Last Modified: 05-31-2007
#
# NOTES: This config file provides you with some example command definitions
# that you can reference in host, service, and contact definitions.
#
# You don't need to keep commands in a separate file from your other
# object definitions. This has been done just to make things easier to
# understand.
#
###############################################################################


################################################################################
#
# SAMPLE NOTIFICATION COMMANDS
#
# These are some example notification commands. They may or may not work on
# your system without modification. As an example, some systems will require
# you to use "/usr/bin/mailx" instead of "/usr/bin/mail" in the commands below.
#
################################################################################


# 'notify-host-by-email' command definition
define command{
command_name notify-host-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}

# 'notify-service-by-email' command definition
define command{
command_name notify-service-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}





################################################################################
#
# SAMPLE HOST CHECK COMMANDS
#
################################################################################


# This command checks to see if a host is "alive" by pinging it
# The check must result in a 100% packet loss or 5 second (5000ms) round trip
# average time to produce a critical error.
# Note: Five ICMP echo packets are sent (determined by the '-p 5' argument)

# 'check-host-alive' command definition
define command{
command_name check-host-alive
command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w 3000.0,80% -c 5000.0,100% -p 5
}




################################################################################
#
# SAMPLE SERVICE CHECK COMMANDS
#
# These are some example service check commands. They may or may not work on
# your system, as they must be modified for your plugins. See the HTML
# documentation on the plugins for examples of how to configure command definitions.
#
# NOTE: The following 'check_local_...' functions are designed to monitor
# various metrics on the host that Nagios is running on (i.e. this one).
################################################################################

# 'check_local_disk' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_disk
command_line $USER1$/check_disk -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -p $ARG3$
}


# 'check_local_load' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_load
command_line $USER1$/check_load -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}


# 'check_local_procs' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_procs
command_line $USER1$/check_procs -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -s $ARG3$
}


# 'check_local_users' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_users
command_line $USER1$/check_users -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}


# 'check_local_swap' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_swap
command_line $USER1$/check_swap -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}


# 'check_local_mrtgtraf' command definition
define command{
command_name check_local_mrtgtraf
command_line $USER1$/check_mrtgtraf -F $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$ -w $ARG3$ -c $ARG4$ -e $ARG5$
}


################################################################################
# NOTE: The following 'check_...' commands are used to monitor services on
# both local and remote hosts.
################################################################################

# 'check_ftp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_ftp
command_line $USER1$/check_ftp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_hpjd' command definition
define command{
command_name check_hpjd
command_line $USER1$/check_hpjd -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_snmp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_snmp
command_line $USER1$/check_snmp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_http' command definition
define command{
command_name check_http
command_line $USER1$/check_http -I $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_ssh' command definition
define command{
command_name check_ssh
command_line $USER1$/check_ssh $ARG1$ $HOSTADDRESS$
}


# 'check_dhcp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_dhcp
command_line $USER1$/check_dhcp $ARG1$
}


# 'check_ping' command definition
define command{
command_name check_ping
command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$ -p 5
}


# 'check_pop' command definition
define command{
command_name check_pop
command_line $USER1$/check_pop -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_smtp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_smtp
command_line $USER1$/check_smtp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ $ARG1$
}


# 'check_tcp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_tcp
command_line $USER1$/check_tcp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $ARG1$ $ARG2$
}


# 'check_udp' command definition
define command{
command_name check_udp
command_line $USER1$/check_udp -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $ARG1$ $ARG2$
}






################################################################################
#
# SAMPLE PERFORMANCE DATA COMMANDS
#
# These are sample performance data commands that can be used to send performance
# data output to two text files (one for hosts, another for services). If you
# plan on simply writing performance data out to a file, consider using the
# host_perfdata_file and service_perfdata_file options in the main config file.
#
################################################################################


# 'process-host-perfdata' command definition
define command{
command_name process-host-perfdata
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$LASTHOSTCHECK$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$HOSTSTATE$\t$HOSTATTEMPT$\t$HOSTSTATETYPE$\t$HOSTEXECUTIONTIME$\t$HOSTOUTPUT$\t$HOSTPERFDATA$\n" >> /usr/local/nagios/var/host-perfdata.out
}


# 'process-service-perfdata' command definition
define command{
command_name process-service-perfdata
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$LASTSERVICECHECK$\t$HOSTNAME$\t$SERVICEDESC$\t$SERVICESTATE$\t$SERVICEATTEMPT$\t$SERVICESTATETYPE$\t$SERVICEEXECUTIONTIME$\t$SERVICELATENCY$\t$SERVICEOUTPUT$\t$SERVICEPERFDATA$\n" >> /usr/local/nagios/var/service-perfdata.out
}




===Windows.cfg===

###############################################################################
# WINDOWS.CFG - SAMPLE CONFIG FILE FOR MONITORING A WINDOWS MACHINE
#
# Last Modified: 06-13-2007
#
# NOTES: This config file assumes that you are using the sample configuration
# files that get installed with the Nagios quickstart guide.
#
###############################################################################




###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################

# Define a host for the Windows machine we'll be monitoring
# Change the host_name, alias, and address to fit your situation

define host{
use windows-server ; Inherit default values from a template
host_name musewerx-72c7b0 ; The name we're giving to this host
alias musewerx-72c7b0.Musewerx2 ; A longer name associated with the host
address 192.168.1.110 ; IP address of the host
}




###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST GROUP DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################


# Define a hostgroup for Windows machines
# All hosts that use the windows-server template will automatically be a member of this group

define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name windows-servers ; The name of the hostgroup
alias Windows Servers ; Long name of the group
}




###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# SERVICE DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################


# Create a service for monitoring the version of NSCLient++ that is installed
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above


define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description NSClient++ Version
check_command check_nt!CLIENTVERSION
}



# Create a service for monitoring the uptime of the server
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description Uptime
check_command check_nt!UPTIME
}



# Create a service for monitoring CPU load
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description CPU Load
check_command check_nt!CPULOAD!-l 5,80,90
}



# Create a service for monitoring memory usage
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description Memory Usage
check_command check_nt!MEMUSE!-w 80 -c 90
}



# Create a service for monitoring C:\ disk usage
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description C:\ Drive Space
check_command check_nt!USEDDISKSPACE!-l c -w 80 -c 90
}



# Create a service for monitoring the W3SVC service
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description W3SVC
check_command check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l W3SVC
}



# Create a service for monitoring the Explorer.exe process
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
use generic-service
host_name musewerx-72c7b0
service_description Explorer
check_command check_nt!PROCSTATE!-d SHOWALL -l Explorer.exe
}


===LocalHost===


###############################################################################
# LOCALHOST.CFG - SAMPLE OBJECT CONFIG FILE FOR MONITORING THIS MACHINE
#
# Last Modified: 05-31-2007
#
# NOTE: This config file is intended to serve as an *extremely* simple
# example of how you can create configuration entries to monitor
# the local (Linux) machine.
#
###############################################################################




###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST DEFINITION
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################

# Define a host for the local machine

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 localhost
alias localhost
address 127.0.0.1
}



###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# HOST GROUP DEFINITION
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################

# Define an optional hostgroup for Linux machines

define hostgroup{
hostgroup_name linux-servers ; The name of the hostgroup
alias Linux Servers ; Long name of the group
members localhost ; Comma separated list of hosts that belong to this group
}



###############################################################################
###############################################################################
#
# SERVICE DEFINITIONS
#
###############################################################################
###############################################################################


# Define a service to "ping" the local machine

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description PING
check_command check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
}


# Define a service to check the disk space of the root partition
# on the local machine. Warning if < 20% free, critical if
# < 10% free space on partition.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description Root Partition
check_command check_local_disk!20%!10%!/
}



# Define a service to check the number of currently logged in
# users on the local machine. Warning if > 20 users, critical
# if > 50 users.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description Current Users
check_command check_local_users!20!50
}


# Define a service to check the number of currently running procs
# on the local machine. Warning if > 250 processes, critical if
# > 400 users.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description Total Processes
check_command check_local_procs!250!400!RSZDT
}



# Define a service to check the load on the local machine.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description Current Load
check_command check_local_load!5.0,4.0,3.0!10.0,6.0,4.0
}



# Define a service to check the swap usage the local machine.
# Critical if less than 10% of swap is free, warning if less than 20% is free

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description Swap Usage
check_command check_local_swap!20!10
}



# Define a service to check SSH on the local machine.
# Disable notifications for this service by default, as not all users may have SSH enabled.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description SSH
check_command check_ssh
notifications_enabled 0
}



# Define a service to check HTTP on the local machine.
# Disable notifications for this service by default, as not all users may have HTTP enabled.

define service{
use local-service ; Name of service template to use
host_name localhost
service_description HTTP
check_command check_http
notifications_enabled 0
}


I have mentioned all things HOPES for your suggestions

Thanks In Advance!

[xvvivan]

Hi,

the verify command show this error:
Error: There are no services defined!
Error: There are no hosts defined!
Error: There are no contacts defined!

Did you have defined the corret files in nagios.cfg?
Could you post here the first section of the nagios.cfg?
I want to see the objects "cfg_file=<file_name>" and "cfg_dir=<directory_name>"

Ivan