check-host-alive -- assistance

[donnyforbes]

I have added the following code to my commands.cfg file...

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#check-host-alive

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

Then I created a file config file called services.cfg and added the following below.

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define service{
use generic-service
host_name huey
service_description CPU Load
check_command check_nrpe!check_load
check_command check-host-alive
}

however when trying to restart the nagios I am getting the following error. If I take the new added line of code out it starts fine.
Please advise. I am trying to setup nagios to ping my servers. What I am trying to get done overall is when a server is down then get notified.

tail -f /var/log/messages and got this .
Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: Error: Could not add object property in file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg' on line 345.
Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: Error: Invalid max_check_attempts value for host 'duey'
Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: Error: Could not register host (config file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg', starting on line 56)
Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: Error processing object config files!
Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: ***> One or more problems was encountered while processing the config files...

[dwhitfield]

Jun 27 08:30:27 nag nagios: Error: Invalid max_check_attempts value for host 'duey'

If you take a look at https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nag ... tions.html, you'll see that max_check_attempts is a required for a host. You need to give us the *host* definition for *duey*. You appear to have given us a *service* definition associated with *huey*.