define service{
name local-service ; The name of this service template
use generic-service ; Inherit default values from the generic-service definition
max_check_attempts 4 ; Re-check the service up to 4 times in order to determine its final (hard) state
normal_check_interval 5 ; Check the service every 5 minutes under normal conditions
retry_check_interval 1 ; Re-check the service every minute until a hard state can be determined
register 0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT A REAL SERVICE, JUST A TEMPLATE!
}
b. resource.cfg文件
resource.cfg是nagios的变量定义文件，文件内容只有一行：
$USER1$=/usr/local/nagios/libexec
其中，变量$USER1$指定了安装nagios插件的路径，如果把插件安装在了其它路径，只需在这里进行修改即可。需要注意的是，变量必须先定义，然后才能在其它配置文件中进行引用。
c. commands.cfg文件
此文件默认是存在的，无需修改即可使用，当然如果有新的命令需要加入时，在此文件进行添加即可。
#notify-host-by-email命令的定义
define command{
command_name notify-host-by-email #命令名称，即定义了一个主机异常时发送邮件的命令。
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$ #命令具体的执行方式。
}
#notify-service-by-email命令的定义
define command{
command_name notify-service-by-email #命令名称，即定义了一个服务异常时发送邮件的命令
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$\n" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}