Nagios Message Acknowledgment

Nedim Bicic nedo72 at gmail.com
Fri Jun 22 00:49:39 CEST 2007


It is setup because i get email notifications as always just not what i want
it to send now with author and comments withing the notifications

I have email  working as we speak and i have external command abilty but i
dont know why i dont see the message in the email acknowledgemnt
notifcation?


On 6/21/07, Rev. Dr. Aaron M. Segura <aaron.segura at cabelas.com> wrote:
>
> 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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