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define contact {
contact_name rforte-notify
alias Rod J Forte (Notify)
email [email protected]
use ,,
}


I deleted the 5th line use " manualy and while importing again i am getting the same error.

define contact {
contact_name rforte-notify
alias Rod J Forte (Notify)
email [email protected]
use ,,
}
tried removing 5th line use " manually but after that when we import the file we are getting same error

Are you trying to modify the config manually? In Nagios XI you must use the Core Config Manager.
Go to the Core Config Manager->Contacts->rforte-notify->Modify, fill in all of the required info, and click on "Save". Don't Apply Configuration, yet.
Go to the Core Config Manager->Tools->Write Config Files, click on four "Go" buttons to verify your configs. If you don't have any errors, Apply Configuration.

Hope this helps.

Thank you very much .I could modify that in GUI CCM.
Now i am getting this error.Though I did not find any duplicate entries for it to clear.

Warning: Duplicate definition found for command 'host-notify-by-email' (config file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/commands.cfg', starting on line 639)
Error: Could not add object property in file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/commands.cfg' on line 640.
Error processing object config files!

Open the CCM -> Commands
Search for notify
Make sure we don't have 2 named the same thing
Delete any extras

we do not have any duplicate entries in that for host-notify-by-email.

define command {
command_name host-notify-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 "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}

define command {
command_name host-notify-by-epager
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "Host '$HOSTALIAS$' is $HOSTSTATE$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\nTime: $LONGDATETIME$" | /bin/mail -s "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - Host $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$" $CONTACTPAGER$
}

define command {
command_name notify-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$SERVICEOUTPUT$" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}

define command {
command_name notify-by-epager
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "Service: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\nInfo: $SERVICEOUTPUT$\nDate: $LONGDATETIME$" | /bin/mail -s "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$" $CONTACTPAGER$

Lets run the write config tool top 3 buttons
Configure -> CCM -> Tools -> Write Config tool

After getting the error, go to ssh console for your xi server and run
Report the output

Here is the output of the command attached.
Could see only one entry for in commands.cfg file

/usr/local/nagios/etc/commands.cfg: command_name host-notify-by-email

And you have one in the import folder in the following...

/usr/local/nagios/etc/import/misccommands.cfg

This is the problem

thank you .Let me try removing it and compile