Nagios Message Acknowledgment

Rev. Dr. Aaron M. Segura aaron.segura at cabelas.com
Thu Jun 21 23:49:09 CEST 2007


Please always reply on-list.

I would assume, then, that your contact isn't set up to use the
'host-notify-by-email' notification method...

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 17:04 -0400, Nedim Bicic wrote:
> YEA that was it but.
> For some reason when i acknowlege it, i dont see any comments or
> authors name i have restarted nagios
> this is what i get when a host goes down 
>  
> ***** Nagios *****
> 
> Notification Type: PROBLEM
> 
> Host: FCD155E
> 
> State: DOWN
> 
> Address: 10.31.6.111
> 
> Info: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds
> 
> Date/Time: Thu Jun 21 16:45:49 EDT 2007
> 
>   
> and this is what i get when i acknowledge the problem does anyone know
> why it doesnt show up in here:
>  
> ***** Nagios *****
> 
> Notification Type: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
> 
> Host: FCD155E
> 
> State: DOWN
> 
> Address: 10.31.6.111
> 
> Info: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds
> 
> Date/Time: Thu Jun 21 16:47:48 EDT 2007
> 
> 
> any help would be 
> 
> 
>  
> On 6/21/07, Rev. Dr. Aaron M. Segura <aaron.segura at cabelas.com>
> wrote: 
>         
>         "Looks like you have a carriage return on line 53 when you
>         shouldn't.
>         Just a guess though. It helps if you post the config around
>         the line 
>         that's being complained about.
>         
>         --
>         Marc"
>         
>         On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 15:58 -0400, Nedim Bicic wrote:
>         > This is the command i have in and  that i keep getting the
>         same errors
>         > but "printf" that shouldnt matter because why would it work
>         in general 
>         > for host down noticifations
>         >
>         > Here is the command i have in now:
>         >
>         > define command {
>         >    command_name                   host-notify-by-email
>         >    command_line                   /bin/echo -e "Subject: 
>         > $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - Host $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$\n
>         \n*****
>         > Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost:
>         > $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS
>         $\nInfo:
>         > $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAcknowledged
>         By: 
>         > $HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nAcknowledgement: $HOSTACKCOMMENT$"
>         | /bin/mail
>         > $CONTACTEMAIL$
>         >    }
>         >
>         >
>         > On 6/21/07, Adam Kennedy <akennedy at cyberlinkint.com> wrote:
>         >         What is the full config entry for that command? I
>         fear you are
>         >         not using
>         >         printf when you should be.
>         >
>         >
>         >         Nedim Bicic wrote:
>         >         > I wish it was that easy but its still not working
>         regardless 
>         >         of spelling
>         >         >
>         >         > I changed it of course but same error
>         >         
>         >         > *> nagios -v /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg*
>         >         >
>         >         > Nagios 2.4
>         >         > Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Ethan Galstad
>         >         (http://www.nagios.org)
>         >         > Last Modified: 05-31-2006
>         >         > License: GPL
>         >         >
>         >         > Reading configuration data...
>         >         >
>         >         > Error: Invalid command object directive
>         '$HOSTACKAUTHOR
>         >         $\nAcknowledged:'.
>         >         > Error: Could not add object property in file 
>         >         > '/etc/nagios/misccommands.cfg' on line 54.
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         > On 6/21/07, *Palle Jensen* <palleje at gmail.com
>         >         > <mailto:palleje at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         >         >
>         >         >     Could it be a spelling problem "
>         Acnkowledgement:"  - 
>         >         Acknowledgement?
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     >  Error: Invalid command object directive
>         >         >     '$HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nAcnkowledgement:'. 
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     - Palle
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>         >         >
>         >         >     *From:*
>         nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net
>         >         >
>         <mailto:nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net>
>         >         >
>         [mailto:nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net
>         >         >     <mailto:
>         nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net>] *On
>         >         Behalf Of
>         >         >     *Nedim Bicic
>         >         >     *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:11 PM 
>         >         >     *To: * Jim Perrin
>         >         >     *Cc:* nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>         >         >     <mailto:nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
>         >         >     *Subject:* Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios Message
>         >         Acknowledgment
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     Hey this is the error i get when i try to
>         debug the 
>         >         above command
>         >         >     for the acknowledgement does anyone know why
>         or how to
>         >         fix it
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     this is what i get:
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     ** nagios -v /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg**
>         >         >
>         >         >     Nagios 2.4
>         >         >     Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Ethan Galstad
>         >         ( http://www.nagios.org
>         >         >     < http://www.nagios.org/>)
>         >         >     Last Modified: 05-31-2006
>         >         >     License: GPL
>         >         >
>         >         >     Reading configuration data...
>         >         >
>         >         >     Error: Invalid command object directive 
>         >         >     '$HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nAcnkowledgement:'.
>         >         >     Error: Could not add object property in file
>         >         >     '/etc/nagios/misccommands.cfg' on line 54.
>         >         > 
>         >         >     ***> One or more problems was encountered
>         while
>         >         processing the
>         >         >     config files...
>         >         >
>         >         >          Check your configuration file(s) to
>         ensure that 
>         >         they contain valid
>         >         >          directives and data defintions.  If you
>         are
>         >         upgrading from a
>         >         >     previous
>         >         >          version of Nagios, you should be aware
>         that some 
>         >         >     variables/definitions
>         >         >          may have been removed or modified in this
>         >         version.  Make sure
>         >         >     to read
>         >         >          the HTML documentation regarding the
>         config files, 
>         >         as well as the
>         >         >          'Whats New' section to find out what has
>         changed.
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         > 
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >     On 6/21/07, *Jim Perrin* < jperrin at gmail.com
>         >         >     <mailto:jperrin at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         >         >
>         >         >     On 6/21/07, Nedim Bicic <nedo72 at gmail.com
>         >         <mailto:nedo72 at gmail.com>>
>         >         >     wrote:
>         >         >     >  Do i have to stop nagios and restart it
>         again for it
>         >         to work
>         >         >
>         >         >     Or reload nagios, yes. This is the case with
>         most/all 
>         >         changes to
>         >         >     config files. You have read the documentation,
>         right?
>         >         >
>         >         >     --
>         >         >     During times of universal deceit, telling the
>         truth 
>         >         becomes a
>         >         >     revolutionary act.
>         >         >     George Orwell
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         >
>         >         > 
>         >
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