Nagios Service Template
# Generic service definition template
define service{
; The 'name' of this service template, referenced in other service definitions
name generic-service
active_checks_enabled 1 ; Checked by a nagios command
passive_checks_enabled 0 ; External prog gives us status in a file
parallelize_check 1 ; Active checks in parallel
obsess_over_service 0 ; For distributed monitoring (advanced topic)
check_freshness 0 ; Has it been too long (esp. passive)?
notifications_enabled 0 ; Service notifications are disabled
event_handler_enabled 0 ; Service event handler is disabled
flap_detection_enabled 0 ; Detect flip-flopping service state
process_perf_data 1 ; Process performance data
retain_status_information 1 ; Retain status information across program restarts
retain_nonstatus_information 1 ; Retain non-status infoacross program restarts
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER, ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}