ok -
i’ve already read other posts about similar probs (like Director Notifications.conf).
The ‘commands.conf’ is available to director: /etc/icinga2/conf.d/ contains api-users.conf and commands.conf only.
i’ve exchanged ‘hostalive’ for ‘ping4’ - since mostly i want to try to start simple (check host UP/Down and notify acc. …) - no change in the result.
After enabling ‘debug-mode’ (# icinga2 feature enable debuglog) the following is shown after ‘host-DOWN’ event:
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[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] information/Checkable: Checkable 'testing_dev' has 1 notification(s). Checking filters for type 'Problem', sends will be logged.
[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] notice/Notification: Attempting to send notifications of type 'Problem' for notification object 'testing_dev!host_notification_rule'.
[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] notice/ApiListener: Relaying 'event::SendNotifications' message
[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] notice/Notification: Not sending notifications for notification object 'testing_dev!host_notification_rule': after specified end time (less than 1 millisecond)
[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] notice/ApiListener: Relaying 'event::SetForceNextNotification' message
[2019-10-17 07:58:00 +0200] debug/IdoMysqlConnection: Query: UPDATE icinga_hoststatus SET acknowledgement_type = '0', active_checks_enabled = '1', check_command = 'hostalive', check_source = 'master.xxx.yyy', check_timeperiod_object_id = 312, check_type = '0', current_check_attempt = '1', current_notification_number = '0', current_state = '1', endpoint_object_id = 246, event_handler_enabled = '1', execution_time = '3.070907', flap_detection_enabled = '1', has_been_checked = '1', host_object_id = 318, instance_id = 1, is_flapping = '0', is_reachable = '1', last_check = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291880), last_hard_state = '1', last_hard_state_change = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291880), last_notification = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571290866), last_state_change = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291759), last_time_down = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291880), last_time_up = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291456), latency = '0.001303', long_output = '', max_check_attempts = '3', next_check = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571292171), next_notification = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571292341), normal_check_interval = '5', notifications_enabled = '1', original_attributes = 'null', output = 'CRITICAL - Host Unreachable (10.0.0.99)', passive_checks_enabled = '1', percent_state_change = '15.700000', perfdata = '', problem_has_been_acknowledged = '0', process_performance_data = '1', retry_check_interval = '1', scheduled_downtime_depth = '0', should_be_scheduled = '1', state_type = '1', status_update_time = FROM_UNIXTIME(1571291880) WHERE host_object_id = 318
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So it looks like a timing-problem?!
Best regards, sg