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Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:51 am**

We have built the installation wizard for our plug in using the sample and documentation provide. However we want to be able to set some of the checks as inactive on install from the wizard (we need to the customers to have access to the command but require them to configure the parameters before they are listed and run by Nagios). Looking through the documentation we cannot find anything that allows the check to be installed but set as Inactive?

Any one have an idea on how to do this.

Chris...

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2026 4:33 pm**

Hi @chris_hird,

Thanks for reaching out.

In the case CONFIGWIZARD_MODE_GETOBJECTS: section of your wizard, you probably have code like this...

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    $objs[] = array(
        "type" => OBJECTTYPE_SERVICE,
        "host_name" => $hostname,
        "service_description" => $description,
        "use" => "xiwizard_ncpa_service",
        "check_command" => "check_xi_ncpa!" . $theseopts,
        "_xiwizard" => $wizard_name);

For any checks that you want setup disabled, I believe you can just add a line like this to the array.

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        "active_checks_enabled" => 0,

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2026 7:12 pm**

This is for active_checks_enabled, we already use that in the wizard, but we want to be able to set it to inactive as it is installed?

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Hope that makes sense.

Chris...

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2026 1:01 pm**

The configuration key:value pair for this is "is_active" it's bool set to 0 for inactive objects to be created and stored in the db.

Here are the templates I use for reference when developing for host and service objects. It's everything plus a couple

Hosts

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{
    "host_name": "the.host.fqdn",
    "alias": "the.host.fqdn",
    "display_name": "the.host.fqdn", 
    "address": "IP/the.host.fqdn",
    "use": "template name",
    "check_command": "check_command!$ARG1$!$ARG2$!$ARG3$!$ARG4$!$ARG5$!$ARG6$!$ARG7$!$ARG8$",
    "max_check_attempts": "#",
    "check_interval": "3",
    "retry_interval": "3",
    "check_period": "check_period",
    "notification_period": "notification_period",
    "notification_interval": "#",
    "contacts": "",
    "contact_groups": "",
    "is_active": "[1/0]",
    "_hostImpact":"",
    "_hostUrgency":"",
    "_onCall":"",
    "notes":"HOST OBJECT EXAMPLE (ALL FIELDS)",
    "notes_url":"url",
    "action_url":"url",
    "parents":"fqdns",
    "importance":"",
    "first_notification_delay":"",
    "notification_options":"[d,u,r,f,s]",
    "notifications_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "hostgroups":"hostgroup_names",
    "initial_state":"[o,d,u]",
    "active_checks_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "passive_checks_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "obsess_over_host|obsess":"[0/1]",
    "check_freshness":"[0/1]",
    "freshness_threshold":"",
    "event_handler":"command_name",
    "event_handler_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "low_flap_threshold":"",
    "high_flap_threshold":"",
    "flap_detection_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "flap_detection_options":"[o,d,u]",
    "process_perf_data":"[0/1]",
    "retain_status_information":"[0/1]",
    "retain_nonstatus_information":"[0/1]",
    "stalking_options":"[o,d,u,N]",
    "icon_image":"image_file",
    "icon_image_alt":"alt_string",
    "vrml_image":"image_file",
    "statusmap_image":"image_file",
    "2d_coords":"x_coord,y_coord",
    "3d_coords":"x_coord,y_coord,z_coord"
    }

Services

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{
    "host_name": "the.host.fqdn",
    "service_description": "Os.Class.Category.Metric",
    "use": "nagiosxi-template-name",
    "check_command" : "check_command!$ARG1$!$ARG2$!$ARG3$!$ARG4$!$ARG5$!$ARG6$!$ARG7$!$ARG8$",
    "max_check_attempts": "#",
    "check_interval": "#",
    "retry_interval": "#",
    "check_period": "xi_timeperiod",
    "notification_period": "xi_timeperiod",
    "notification_interval": "#",
    "contacts": "contacts",
    "contact_groups":"contact_groups",
    "is_active": "[0/1]",
    "_serviceImpact":"",
    "_serviceUrgency":"",
    "_onCall":"",
    "hostgroup_name":"hostgroup_name",
    "display_name":"display_name",
    "parents":"service_descriptions",
    "importance":"#",
    "servicegroups":"servicegroup_names",
    "is_volatile":"[0/1]",
    "initial_state":"[o,w,u,c]",
    "active_checks_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "passive_checks_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "obsess_over_service|obsess":"[0/1]",
    "check_freshness":"[0/1]",
    "freshness_threshold":"#",
    "event_handler":"command_name",
    "event_handler_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "low_flap_threshold":"#",
    "high_flap_threshold":"#",
    "flap_detection_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "flap_detection_options":"[o,w,c,u]",
    "process_perf_data":"[0/1]",
    "retain_status_information":"[0/1]",
    "retain_nonstatus_information":"[0/1]",
    "first_notification_delay":"#",
    "notification_options":"[w,u,c,r,f,s]",
    "notifications_enabled":"[0/1]",
    "stalking_options":"[o,w,u,c,N]",
    "notes":"note_string",
    "notes_url":"url",
    "action_url":"url",
    "icon_image":"image_file",
    "icon_image_alt":"alt_string"
}

Happy monitoring,
--SN

Posted: **Thu Feb 26, 2026 9:59 am**

Thanks for the information, looks like its exactly what we need.

Chris...

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