My objects.cache file seems to contain all of the right information.
Output from ps -ef | grep nagios reads nagios@SERVER:~$ ps -ef | grep nagios nagios 984 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:12:54 /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -d /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg nagios 1889 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login nagios 1900 1654 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 gnome-session --session=gnome-classic nagios 1941 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session --session=gnome-classic nagios 1944 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session --session=gnome-classic nagios 1945 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:06 //bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session nagios 1961 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:15 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon nagios 1970 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd nagios 1972 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon -f /home/nagios/.gvfs nagios 1981 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-printer nagios 1985 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:03 metacity nagios 1999 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/gconf/gconfd-2 nagios 2001 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:18 gnome-panel nagios 2005 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/dconf/dconf-service nagios 2010 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-applet nagios 2011 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 nagios 2012 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:10 nautilus -n nagios 2017 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-fallback-mount-helper nagios 2019 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 nm-applet nagios 2025 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor nagios 2038 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/trashapplet nagios 2042 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:09 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-afc-volume-monitor nagios 2045 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor nagios 2053 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:26 /usr/lib/indicator-applet/indicator-applet-complete nagios 2058 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.7 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0 nagios 2085 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-session/indicator-session-service nagios 2087 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-application/indicator-application-service nagios 2092 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-printers/indicator-printers-service nagios 2095 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service nagios 2097 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-datetime/indicator-datetime-service nagios 2100 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/indicator-messages/indicator-messages-service nagios 2119 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/geoclue/geoclue-master nagios 2124 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/ubuntu-geoip/ubuntu-geoip-provider nagios 2139 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.7 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1 nagios 2143 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-metadata nagios 2173 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon nagios 2239 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 telepathy-indicator nagios 2245 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5 nagios 2250 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-online-accounts/goa-daemon nagios 2265 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:15 gnome-screensaver nagios 2266 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:05 zeitgeist-datahub nagios 2274 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon nagios 2280 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-fts nagios 2288 2280 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /bin/cat nagios 2294 2293 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_SMS_daemon.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_2 nagios 2295 2294 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_SMS_daemon.sh nagios 2297 2295 1 Jan09 ? 02:13:35 /usr/bin/gammu-smsd nagios 2460 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:05 update-notifier nagios 2702 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher nagios 2762 1900 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/deja-dup/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor nagios 4005 1 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:02 gnome-terminal nagios 4010 4005 0 Jan09 ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-helper nagios 14027 4005 0 Jan15 pts/3 00:00:00 bash nagios 18084 1 0 09:24 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog nagios 18085 18084 0 09:24 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper nagios 18659 14027 0 09:26 pts/3 00:00:00 ps -ef nagios 18660 14027 0 09:26 pts/3 00:00:00 grep --color=auto nagios nagios 24025 1 0 07:57 ? 00:00:04 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager --no-focus-on-map nagios 29231 1 0 Jan15 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd What will deleting those files you mentioned do? Thanks in advance -----Original Message----- From: Justin T Pryzby [mailto:just...@norchemlab.com] Sent: 15 January 2013 18:02 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Service check goes HARD too quick if multiple service are in problem state You could check that the check intervals show up right in objects.cache. You could also try stopping nagios (check with ps that you don't have multiple daemons running), removing the generated files and restarting (note that this will cause notifications to be sent from scratch; you may want to disable them first). /var/cache/nagios3/ objects.cache status.dat /var/lib/nagios3/ retention.dat On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 05:51:35PM +0000, Andrew Thompson wrote: > Hi, > > I have had this problem previously and posted here but not go nowhere with it. > > Ill have another bash..... > > Basically my nagios machine is checking too frequently and firing out > alerts too quickly > > Its ignoring the retry_interval value, the max_check_attempts value and ingoring the notification_interval value in the escalations. > > I have check interval of 5 minutes in OK state Retry interval of 3 > minutes when in problem state Notification interval of 3 minutes > > I believe that below is the problem and multiple service checks in problem state at the same time is casuing this. > > > Ive just seen this on 1 of my hosts: > > It appears its accumulating the service checks (even though they are different checks) into a final HARD state. > > Prior to 17:18 all was fine on this host!!! > > > Then at 17:18 a SQL check went to warning state and to SOFT 1 > > Checked again at 17:21 which is the 3 minute interval I have told it > too when in problem and its still warning so onto SOFT2 > > Then a different service check on that host goes critical - but for > the first time > > 17:22 memory usage and it puts this to HARD 3 - even though this > actual check for memory should be SOFT1 > > An alert then got sent straight out for the Memory check even though > it was actually only check 1/3 on that particular service > > Here is the copy and past from the History of the host > > [01-15-2013 17:18:24] > SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;SQL LOCK TIMEOUTS;WARNING;SOFT;1;WARNING - > 2.3067 lock timeouts / sec for _Total, 2.0667 lock timeouts / sec for > Key, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for RID, 0.2400 lock timeouts / sec > for Page, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Object, 0.0000 lock timeouts > / sec for Metadata, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for HoBT, 0.0000 lock > timeouts / sec for File, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Extent, 0.0000 > lock timeouts / sec for Database, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for > Application, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for AllocUnit > [01-15-2013 17:21:24] > SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;SQL LOCK TIMEOUTS;WARNING;SOFT;2;WARNING - > 1.3056 lock timeouts / sec for _Total, 1.1833 lock timeouts / sec for > Key, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for RID, 0.1222 lock timeouts / sec > for Page, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Object, 0.0000 lock timeouts > / sec for Metadata, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for HoBT, 0.0000 lock > timeouts / sec for File, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for Extent, 0.0000 > lock timeouts / sec for Database, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for > Application, 0.0000 lock timeouts / sec for AllocUnit > > [01-15-2013 17:22:04] > SERVICE ALERT: SERVER;MEMORY USAGE;CRITICAL;HARD;3;CRITICAL: physical > memory: Total: 10G - Used: 9.81G (98%) - Free: 192M (2%) > critical > > > > Does anybody please have any idea why my server is checking too frequently and alerting too frequently and why its totting up different service checks? > > This machine has done nothing but not work right since it was loaded a couple months ago. > Im using the come config files on it as I did on the previous box I had - only difference was that was running 3.3.1 - I had none of these problems on that install. > > > This is a Nagios 3.4.1 install on a Ubuntu 12.04 desktop 32 bit OS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. 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