If he is only changing the IP address of an existing host and not the
services that the host is monitored on, the only file should be the
hosts.cfg file.  And he will have to restart the program to load the new
configuration.

Gilbert

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[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of R P
Herrold
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 3:32 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: plug] Nagios Updated a host but old host is still pinged

On Fri, 27 May 2005, Jim B wrote:

> I have a nagios item which is a switch that I have changed the IP on 
> in hosts.cfg but the old host keeps getting pinged insted.
>
> Is hosts.cfg the correct file to edit to update an item when the IP 
> has changed.

I seem to end up doing hosts.cfg, hostgrougs.cfg, _and_ services.cfg every
time.  Remember to restart nagios when you are done.

- Russ Herrold
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