check_period is listed as required even though it's not

[catharsis]

http://www.naemon.org/documentation/usersguide/objectdefinitions.html#host_definition lists check_period as a required attribute. This is not the case; if left unset the check_period for a host will be 24x7.

[Herkum]

Referring to the Nagios documentation, it states that it checks it on a as needed basis, which appears to be a 24x7 time frame.

When checking the configuration, it does work, but it returns all the check_period fields as warnings, so it will run, so the question is really what does as needed basis mean? Does it do checks outside of notification windows? Does it do it only when it sees it scheduled to a refresh setting? You not needing a check_period is very ambiguos and everything else about Naemon is strictly defining the behavior of the application.

To be honest, in my opinion, I think it should be changed from a "Warning" to an "Error" and ensure that it is a required field. The only reason I could not too is that it would break backwards compatibility.