[Nagios-users] Check_mailq usage

carole verdon verdon-SVHme89sSHE at public.gmane.org
Fri Jun 18 10:51:56 CEST 2004


Hi all,

I solve my problem. I just change the line 88 of check_mailq.pl written 
by Don Badrak as this:

  ## open mailq
   
    if ( defined $utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ && -x $utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ) {
-        if (! open (MAILQ, "$utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ | " ) )
+        if (! open (MAILQ, "$utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ $configfile | " ) )

So now, the mailq command is /usr/bin/mailq -C/etc/mail/sendmail.cf or 
/usr/bin/mailq -C/etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery if i use the -f option.

Carole.

carole verdon wrote:

> But i have got the qf* files in /var/spool/mqueue1:
>
> [nagios-14XT2ufUFtE at public.gmane.org plugins-scripts]$ ls -la /var/spool/mqueue1|more
> ...
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1214 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5F7lLQU018592
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1270 Jun 18 08:38 qfi5F7upaq026391
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1520 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5F8qxkY015433
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1303 Jun 18 08:25 qfi5F9lA9f017520
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1077 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FA0iYO002193
> -rw-------    1 root     root          910 Jun 18 08:16 qfi5FACOZD018046
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1226 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FAq6Po018406
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FArclt020854
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FB2wV2001275
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1258 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FBiTTq018978
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2223 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FBQnq6030125
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1231 Jun 18 08:40 qfi5FBvuj4002931
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1272 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCbjn7032123
> -rw-------    1 root     root          943 Jun 18 08:31 qfi5FCefJ0002705
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1878 Jun 18 08:22 qfi5FCjQJS006138
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1616 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCk5El006633
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCQAPp023249
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCU7k7026177
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1275 Jun 18 08:38 qfi5FD7WRd022388
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1196 Jun 18 08:09 qfi5FDEQ1a027435
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FDU9dP006223
> -rw-------    1 root     root          911 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FEFG4n006807
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FENTg0012842
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1159 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FFDqRr011585
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1020 Jun 18 07:50 qfi5FFnFdn002657
> -rw-------    1 root     root          919 Jun 18 08:03 qfi5FFNnS0017593
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1233 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FFPoRN019173
> -rw-------    1 root     root          993 Jun 18 08:06 qfi5FFxFkg012137
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1241 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGCagP023592
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1213 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGDVOC024196
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2512 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGjWkr014177
> -rw-------    1 root     root         2513 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGw2UF022547
> -rw-------    1 root     root         1292 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FHDSLS032581
> ........
>
>
> In fact, i find what it's my problem. The /usr/bin/mailq command count 
> only the number of "requests" for the queue directory: /var/spool/mqueue
>
> [nagios-14XT2ufUFtE at public.gmane.org plugins-scripts]$ ./check_mailq -w 200 -c 500 -f 
>  /etc/mail/sendmail.cf -v
> qpattern before open mailq= /var/spool/mqueue
> after open, mailq= /usr/bin/mailq
> qpattern apres if= /var/spool/mqueue
> /usr/bin/mailq =                /var/spool/mqueue (618 requests)
>  size = 618, msg_q = 618 warn=200 crit=500
> msg_q = 618 warn=200 crit=500
> CRITICAL: mailq is 618 (threshold c = 500)|unsent=618;200;500;0
>
>
> So when i want run the script to the queue directory: 
> /var/spool/mqueue1, it don't work.
>
> [nagios-14XT2ufUFtE at public.gmane.org plugins-scripts]$ ./check_mailq -w 20 -c 50 -f 
>  /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery -v
> qpattern before open mailq= /var/spool/mqueue1
> after open, mailq= /usr/bin/mailq
> OK: mailq is empty|unsent=0;20;50;0
>
>
> To work, the mailq command must be /usr/sbin/sendmail -bp -C 
> configfile_sendmail where configfile_sendmail = /etc/mail/sendmail.cf 
> or /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery
>
> How can i do that?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Carole.
>
>
> Don Badrak wrote:
>
>>Carole,
>>
>>On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, carole verdon wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I use the patch of check_mailq submitted by Don Badrak.
>>>http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=880904&group_id=29880&atid=397599
>>>
>>>I don't understand the result of this plugin.
>>>
>>>When i execute the following command in local mode, i obtain:
>>>
>>>[nagios-14XT2ufUFtE at public.gmane.org libexec]$./check_mailq -w 20 -c 50 -f /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery (to take the queue directory /var/spool/mqueue1)
>>>
>>>OK: mailq is empty|unsent=0;20;50;0
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>These numbers mean (I didn't write that part):
>>
>>	0	no message in the queue
>>	20	warning level
>>	50 	critical level
>>	0	(hardcoded to 0, not sure what it's for)
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Whereas the queue directory /var/spool/mqueue1 contains a lot of files.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>[nagios-14XT2ufUFtE at public.gmane.org libexec]$ ls -la /var/spool/mqueue1|more
>>>total 19208
>>>drwxr-xr-x    2 root     mail       356352 Jun 17 08:36 .
>>>drwxr-xr-x   17 root     root         4096 May 27 11:31 ..
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root          120 Jun 14 08:43 dfi5E6hCVr020981
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         8491 Jun 14 08:45 dfi5E6jck4023564
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:02 dfi5E72Glg006944
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:36 dfi5E7aFHI031188
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18009 Jun 14 09:41 dfi5E7f0Z9001998
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18009 Jun 14 09:45 dfi5E7jOiU005300
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:20 dfi5E7KPYg021585
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:21 dfi5E7LAu9021927
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:21 dfi5E7LuPY022338
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:50 dfi5E7oAii008351
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18108 Jun 14 09:25 dfi5E7PjTM024651
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:52 dfi5E7qkX2010331
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root          593 Jun 14 09:55 dfi5E7t2KY011829
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18108 Jun 14 09:30 dfi5E7UuW0027677
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18108 Jun 14 09:33 dfi5E7Xx8X029494
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        18003 Jun 14 09:35 dfi5E7ZTbH030643
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root       208387 Jun 14 11:51 dfi5E9owJa022588
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         1683 Jun 14 14:21 dfi5ECL3bL013410
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         1904 Jun 14 14:49 dfi5ECndk5002742
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root           48 Jun 15 08:41 dfi5ECq4Xn004549
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         1086 Jun 14 14:27 dfi5ECRHMn018953
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3wi009133
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3xC009133
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3xU009133
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         8715 Jun 14 15:48 dfi5EDmXmS015674
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root         3063 Jun 14 15:32 dfi5EDWsC4003637
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        38504 Jun 14 16:37 dfi5EEarJ1016521
>>>-rw-------    1 root     root        38504 Jun 14 16:38 dfi5EEarJl016521
>>> ........
>>>
>>>
>>>Why does it find the queue directory is empty?
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Yes, it has a lot of files, but there are no qf* files (the queue control
>>file).  Without a corresponding qf* file, the df* (data file, the actual
>>message) files will stay there.  Sounds like you had some problems with
>>your mail system somehow, where either the qf* files didn't get created
>>(sendmail hung or file system problems) or the df* files didn't get
>>deleted.
>>
>>  
>>
>>>As i'm not a programmer, can someone answer to my question and help me?
>>>
>>>My OS is a linux v2.4.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Don
>>  
>>
>

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