Nagios Message Acknowledgment

[Adam Kennedy]

Make sure there is no LF/CR (i.e. the enter button was hit) at the end 
of the line that has "Acknowledged By:" at the end.


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 
> <mailto: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>
>      > <mailto: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
>      >
>      >    
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>     <mailto:nagios-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net>>] *On Behalf Of
>      >     *Nedim Bicic
>      >     *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:11 PM
>      >     *To: * Jim Perrin
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>      >     *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>
>      >     <mailto: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> <mailto: 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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>     Adam Kennedy
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>     Cyberlink International
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