Email Notifications

[Luis Fernando Lacayo]

try this:
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: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time:
$LONGDATETIME$\n" | /bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME
$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$



On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 11:12 +0000, kellyjackie at eircom.net wrote:

> 
> 
> I am dissapointed with the way in which my questions have been recieved here. It seems like only experts are welcome. How is anybody supposed to learn. There was once a day when you all were beginning too.I have heard so much about the linux community but im not experiencing that at all.
> 
> So after almost unsubscribing from this mailing list Im going to give it another chance.
> Heres my question:
> 
> I have set up Nagios 3 monitoring some machines and their services. I am now trying to set up email notifications.
> I have installed the following on the linux box:
> eSMTP- run
> procmail
> I can send emails with the following line:
> echo "test" | /usr/bin/esmtp - C ~/esmtprc me at outsideemailaddress - f me at internalemailaddress
> This sends me an email from our mail server. However when i try:
> mailx -s tacos myemail at email.com
> this just hangs.
> 
> The commands.cfg files contains:
> # 'notify-host-by-email' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    notify-host-by-email
>         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotificatio$... | /usr/bin/mailx -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host...
>         }
> 
> # 'notify-service-by-email' command definition
> define command{
>         command_name    notify-service-by-email
>         command_line    /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotificatio$... | /usr/bin/mailx -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host
>         }
> 
> 
> Can i make modifications to these commands to use esmtp and not mailx or any suggestions to getting mailx working with eSMTP.
> Also how can you force nagios to send email notifications for testing.
> 
> Thanks for any advice
> 
> 
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