override being ignored

[Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold]

Matt Hess wrote:

> I'm having a problem with overrides - they are being completely 
> ignored by argus.
> I try placing an override on a host or service and sometimes it will 
> work fine but as of late it would appear that multiple up/downs of a 
> monitored (via ping) host/router on a qwest curcuit causes the 
> override to be completely ignored.. email alerts still go out.. even 
> with autoack on.. it's insane because we end up just being flooded by 
> one host having packetloss problems or other qwest-induced issues..
>
> Is there anything I can do about this? I'm dying here - especially 
> when it sends to my cell phone over and over and over and over in the 
> freaking dead of night and I'm helpless to stop it except by turning 
> argus off!

Double check permissions on all of your Argus directories and files..  I 
had this problem at one point and that was the solution...

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