1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/manifests/target.pp b/manifests/target.pp
index 82cf6a1..2036e01 100644
--- a/manifests/target.pp
+++ b/manifests/target.pp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 class nagios::target(
   $parents      = 'absent',
   $address      = $::ipaddress,
-  $nagios_alias = $::hostname,
+  $nagios_alias = false,
   $hostgroups   = 'absent',
   $use          = 'generic-host',
 ){
@@ -11,15 +11,22 @@ class nagios::target(
     alias   => $nagios_alias,
     use     => $use,
   }
+  # Watch out with using aliases: they need to be unique throughout *all*
+  # resources in a given host's catalogue.
+  if $nagios_alias {
+    Nagios_host[$::fqdn]{
+      alias => $nagios_alias
+    }
+  }
 
   if ($parents != 'absent') {
-    Nagios_host[$::fqdn] {
+    Nagios_host[$::fqdn]{
       parents => $parents
     }
   }
 
   if ($hostgroups != 'absent') {
-    Nagios_host[$::fqdn] {
+    Nagios_host[$::fqdn]{
       hostgroups => $hostgroups
     }
   }