command = "mail-notification"
- users = [ "user1", "user2" ]
+ users = [ "user1", "user2" ] // reference to User objects
types = [ Problem, Recovery ]
+ states = [ Critical, Warning, OK ]
}
```
host\_name | Object name | **Required.** The name of the host this notification belongs to.
service\_name | Object name | **Optional.** The short name of the service this notification belongs to. If omitted, this notification object is treated as host notification.
vars | Dictionary | **Optional.** A dictionary containing custom attributes that are specific to this notification object.
- users | Array of object names | **Optional.** A list of user names who should be notified.
- user\_groups | Array of object names | **Optional.** A list of user group names who should be notified.
+ users | Array of object names | **Required.** A list of user names who should be notified. **Optional.** if the `user_groups` attribute is set.
+ user\_groups | Array of object names | **Required.** A list of user group names who should be notified. **Optional.** if the `users` attribute is set.
times | Dictionary | **Optional.** A dictionary containing `begin` and `end` attributes for the notification.
command | Object name | **Required.** The name of the notification command which should be executed when the notification is triggered.
interval | Duration | **Optional.** The notification interval (in seconds). This interval is used for active notifications. Defaults to 30 minutes. If set to 0, [re-notifications](03-monitoring-basics.md#disable-renotification) are disabled.