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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Forum,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I set up nagios at first I used to get mail
notifications but now I don't.I checked the server logs and discovered the
following messages</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Sep 22 19:55:34 nagios nagios: SERVICE
NOTIFICATION: Efe;ipnxtwo;HTTP;CRITICAL;notify-by-email;Connection
refused<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have the following config in my </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><U>misccommands.cfg</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># 'host-notify-by-email' command
definition<BR><STRONG>define
command{<BR>
command_name
host-notify-by-email<BR>
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios
*****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState:
$HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $OUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $DATETIME$\n"
| /bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!"
$CONTACTEMAIL$<BR>
}<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><U>contacts.cfg</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><U><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></U> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>define
contact{<BR>
contact_name
Efe<BR>
alias
Nagios Admin<BR>
service_notification_period
24x7<BR>
host_notification_period
24x7<BR>
service_notification_options
w,u,c,r<BR>
host_notification_options
d,u,r<BR>#
service_notification_commands notify-by-email,
notify-by-epager<BR>#
host_notification_commands host-notify-by-email,
host-notify-by-epager<BR>
service_notification_commands
notify-by-email<BR>
host_notification_commands
host-notify-by-email<BR>
email
</STRONG></FONT><A href="mailto:eohimor@ipnxnigeria.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>eohimor@ipnxnigeria.net</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>#
pager
08028364123<BR>
}<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG> </DIV></STRONG></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG> </STRONG><U><FONT
color=#0000ff> hosts.cfg</FONT></U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></U> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>define
host{<BR>
name
generic-host ; The name of this host template - referenced in
other host definitions, used for template
recursion/resolution<BR>
notifications_enabled
1 ; Host notifications are
enabled<BR>
event_handler_enabled
1 ; Host event handler is
enabled<BR>
flap_detection_enabled
1 ; Flap detection is
enabled<BR>
process_perf_data
1 ; Process performance
data<BR>
retain_status_information
1 ; Retain status information across program
restarts<BR>
retain_nonstatus_information
1 ; Retain non-status information across
program restarts</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>
register
0 ; DONT REGISTER THIS DEFINITION - ITS NOT
A REAL HOST, JUST A TEMPLATE!<BR>
}</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>################################################################################<BR>#############
RODOPI_SERVER definition
########################<BR>define
host{<BR>
use
generic-host ;
Name of host template to use</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>
host_name
ipnxtwo<BR>
alias
Rodopi Server #1<BR>
parents
email-Switch<BR>
address
62.17.54.90<BR>
check_command
check-host-alive<BR>
max_check_attempts
10<BR>
notification_interval
120<BR>
notification_period
24x7<BR>
notification_options
d,u,r
<BR>}<BR></STRONG></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone help me ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Efe Ohimor<BR>ipNX Nigeria Limited,<BR>4,Balarabe
Musa Crescent,<BR>Victoria Island,<BR>Lagos.<BR>Tel :4619943-6 ext
1216<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>