check_http timeout

[cmort]

First of all please let me appologize in advance I am new to Nagios and am not extremely literate in Linux.
I am using Nagios XI HTTP checker I believe it is check_http to verify sites are available. It is configured and appears to be fine, can someone tell me what the default timeout is for this checker before it determines the site is not available and can the timeout be adjusted for slow sites or maybe to ensure a site is responding withing a specific length of time?

Thank You

[jsmurphy]

check_http timeout can be adjust with the -t <seconds> switch... the default is 10 seconds. You can also adjust the warning and critical thresholds with the -w <seconds> and -c <seconds> switches respectively.

[cmort]

Thank you for the response.
Can you tell me if I would modify the check_http command in the nagios core config manager "command' area? or from within the monitoring/services area for a specific service? If I were to modify the check_http command in the core config does it apply to any existing services that use the check_http command or only new monitoring services that are configured?
Can I create new versions of the http_check commamd in the core config commands (I see it give the option for new!) for customized parameters like timout , warning or critical?
Thank You

[jsmurphy]

All of the above are valid solutions to your problem. If it's an exception to the normal stick it on the end of the actual service definition... if you want to update it for all hosts then change the base check_http command definition and if you expect a mix of the two then create a new command definition (just copy the old definition, give it a new name and stick on the extra switches).