In different hostgroups, the exact same host can be configured. The HST does not even give a warning.

Currently, you can configure your hosts for example like:

prod (hostgroup)
` org
` onehippo
` www
` hst:root

acct (hostgroup)
` org
` onehippo
` www
` hst:root

This is confusing, certainly because not even a warning is logged. The host that is returned for www.onehippo.org is not even clear.

The configuration above is ambiguous and should trigger an ERROR log during initialization.

The following configuration however is valid and should work. This needs to be tested.

prod (hostgroup)
` org
` onehippo
` www
` hst:root

acct (hostgroup)
` org
` onehippo
` www
` acct
` hst:root

Now, we still have a 'duplicate host' namely the part www.onehippo.org, but, we do not have a duplicate with a hst:root mount attached!