gistfile1.txt

define command {
        command_name    check_dummy
        command_line    /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_dummy 0
}

define service{
        use                             generic-service
        hostgroup_name                  remote-hosts
        service_description             Chef client run status
        check_command                   check_dummy
        active_checks_enabled           0
        }
---
Apr 26 11:21:49 monitoring nsca[21096]: SERVICE CHECK -> Host Name: 'support.o.kw.lan', Service Description: 'Chef client run status', Return Code: '2', Output: 'Start:Thu Apr 26 11:21:43 +0200 2012#011Time:4.167185#011Updated:28#011All:92'
Apr 26 11:21:49 monitoring nsca[21096]: Command file '/var/lib/nagios3/rw/nagios.cmd' does not exist, attempting to use alternate dump file '/var/run/nagios/nsca.dump' for output
Apr 26 11:21:49 monitoring nsca[21096]: Could not open alternate dump file '/var/run/nagios/nsca.dump' for appending