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READ_STATE_INFORMATION

Command Format:
READ_STATE_INFORMATION
Description:

Causes Nagios to load all current monitoring status information from the state retention file. Normally, state retention information is loaded when the Nagios process starts up and before it starts monitoring. WARNING: This command will cause Nagios to discard all current monitoring status information and use the information stored in state retention file! Use with care.

Shell Script Usage Example:
#!/bin/sh
# This is a sample shell script showing how you can submit the READ_STATE_INFORMATION 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] READ_STATE_INFORMATION\n" $now > $commandfile    
Command Categories:

Nagios Process

Nagios Version(s):

1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x

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