<p><strong>Host - initial state</strong></p>
<p>By default Nagios will assume that all hosts are in UP states when in starts. You can override the initial state for a host by using this directive. Valid options are: <strong><br>o</strong> = UP, <br><strong>d</strong> = DOWN, and <br><strong>u</strong> = UNREACHABLE.</p>
<p><em>Parameter name:</em> initial_state<em><br>Required:</em> no</p>
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