R: R: R: email notification problem

Toto Capuccino shoktai at gmail.com
Fri Jan 27 11:49:27 CET 2006


that's it if your mail program is /usr/bin/mail

2006/1/27, Nicola Agnelli <nicola.agnelli at spiderwall.com>:
>
>  Thank you very mach,
>
> so for "notify-by-email" I sould add
>
>
>
> |  /usr/bin/mail -s "Service $HOSTALIAS$ alert for $SERVICEDESC$!"
> $CONTACTEMAIL$
>
>
>
> Right ?
>
>
>
> Tnx
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *Da:* Toto Capuccino [mailto:shoktai at gmail.com]
> *Inviato:* venerdì 27 gennaio 2006 11.23
> *A:* Nicola Agnelli
> *Cc:* Arno Lehmann; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> *Oggetto:* Re: R: R: [Nagios-users] email notification problem
>
>
>
> You should use the variables to get more info :
> # 'host-notify-by-email' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    host-notify-by-email
>         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
> *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState:
> $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $OUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time:
> $DATETIME$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s *"Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!"
> $CONTACTEMAIL$*
>         }
>
>  2006/1/27, Nicola Agnelli < nicola.agnelli at spiderwall.com>:
>
> Thank you for answer,
> so the correct command should be:
>
> define command{
> >         command_name    notify-by-email
> >         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
> > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService:
> > $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAdd$ | mail -s Notification
> >         }
>
> And
>
> define command{
> >         command_name    host-notify-by-email
> >         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
> > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState:
> > $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $$ | mail -s Notification
> >         }
>
>
> ?
>
> Sorry for my questions but I'm new to nagios ..
>
> Nicola
>
>
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] Per conto di Arno
> Lehmann
> Inviato: venerdì 27 gennaio 2006 10.50
> A: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Oggetto: Re: R: [Nagios-users] email notification problem
>
> Hello,
>
> On 1/27/2006 10:23 AM, Nicola Agnelli wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > i've the same problem, i've installed nagios 2.0 and all works good, but
> the
> > email notifications can't be send..
>
> The first step could be to modify your command_line to actually send a
> message. Usually, you use printf to create and format the output AND
> THEN pipe that output to your mail program.
>
> Like 'printf "somethning" | mail -s Notification ...
>
> Arno
>
> > my command is the default command:
> >
> > define command{
> >         command_name    notify-by-email
> >         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
> > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService:
> > $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAdd$
> >         }
> > And:
> > define command{
> >         command_name    host-notify-by-email
> >         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
> > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState:
> > $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $$
> >         }
> >
> > But I can't receive notifications mails..
> > Here are the nagios.log:
> >
> > ....
> > [1138352948] HOST ALERT: w2k3-server;DOWN;SOFT;9;CRITICAL - Host
> Unreachable
> > ( 10.0.0.222)
> > [1138352951] HOST ALERT: w2k3-server;DOWN;HARD;10;CRITICAL - Host
> > Unreachable (10.0.0.222)
> > [1138352951] HOST NOTIFICATION:
> > nagios-admin;w2k3-server;DOWN;host-notify-by-email;CRITICAL - Host
> > Unreachable (10.0.0.222)
> > ....
> >
> > How can I resolve ?
> >
> > Tnx all
> >
> > nicola
> >
> >
> > -----Messaggio originale-----
> > Da: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> > [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net ] Per conto di Arno
> Lehmann
> > Inviato: venerdì 27 gennaio 2006 10.02
> > A: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Oggetto: Re: [Nagios-users] email notification problem
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > On 1/27/2006 3:44 AM, test 123king wrote:
> >
> >>I have set up nagios nagios-1.3-14.fc4 in my FC4 server, the only
> >>problem now is the email notification can't be send out.
> >>The original notify-by-email in misccommands.cfg file is like below:
> >># 'notify-by-email' command definition
> >>define command{
> >>command_name notify-by-email
> >>command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****nnNotification
> >>Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$nnService: $SERVIC
> >>EDESC$nHost: $HOSTALIAS$nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$nState:
> >>$SERVICESTATE$nnDate/Time: $DATETIME$nnAdditional Info:n
> >>n$OUTPUT$" | -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$
>
> >>is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
> >>}
> >>
> >>I changed it to :
> >># 'notify-by-email' command definition
> >>define command{
> >>command_name notify-by-email
> >>command_line /bin/mail "%b" "***** Nagios *****nnNotification Type:
> >>$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$nnService: $SERVIC
> >>EDESC$nHost: $HOSTALIAS$nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$nState:
> >>$SERVICESTATE$nnDate/Time: $DATETIME$nnAddi tional Info:n
> >>n$OUTPUT$" | -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$
> >>is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
> >>}
> >>
> >>Basically I replaced /usr/bin/printf with /bin/mail.
> >
> >
> > And you don't have a valid command line left: after the pipe, there
> > should be a program to read the output from mail. And your invocation of
> > mail looks a little... non-standard to me.
> >
> >
> >>In the /var/log/messages log I see the following error:
> >>
> >>
> >>Warning: Attempting to execute the command "/bin/mail "%b" "***** Nagios
> >>*****nnNotification Type: RECOVERYnHost: Server-1nState: UPnAddress:
> >>10.100.1.79nInfo: PING OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 0.76 msnnDate/Time:
> >>Thu Jan 26 17:48:21 EST 2006n" | -s "Host UP alert for Server-OTM!"
> >> sysadmin at www.com <mailto:sysadmin at www.com>" resulted in a return code
> of
> >>127. Make sure the scri//pt or binary you are trying to execute actually
> >>exists...
> >
> >
> > It's all there: the output from mail is piped to '-s' which, most
> > probably, is not installed on your system as an executable program in
> > the path.
> >
> >
> >>Any kind help is highly appreciated!!
> >>
> >
> >
> > Why don't you try the original notification script and simply insert
> > your mail command between pipe and '-s'? The reason why it's missing, by
> > the way, is probably that configure couldn't identify your mailer.
> >
> > Arno
> >
>
> --
> IT-Service Lehmann                    al at its-lehmann.de
> Arno Lehmann                  http://www.its-lehmann.de
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