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CHANGE_MAX_HOST_CHECK_ATTEMPTS

Command Format:
CHANGE_MAX_HOST_CHECK_ATTEMPTS;<host_name>;<check_attempts>
Description:

Changes the maximum number of check attempts (retries) for a particular host.

Shell Script Usage Example:
#!/bin/sh
# This is a sample shell script showing how you can submit the CHANGE_MAX_HOST_CHECK_ATTEMPTS command
# to Nagios. Adjust variables to fit your environment as necessary.

now=`date +%s`
commandfile='/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd'

/bin/printf "[%lu] CHANGE_MAX_HOST_CHECK_ATTEMPTS;host1;3\n" $now > $commandfile    
Command Categories:

Adaptive Monitoring
Hosts
Service and Host Checks

Nagios Version(s):

2.x, 3.x, 4.x

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