<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> In the old version of Nagios I remember receiving Acknowledgement notifications with the author and their comment. Version 2 requires the variables $HOSTACKAUTHORS$ and $HOSTACKCOMMENT$ so I have edited the misccommands.cfg file to look like this:<o:p></o:p> <div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 3.0pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> <o:p> </o:p> </div> # 'host-notify-by-email' command definition<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name host-notify-by-email<o:p></o:p> command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAuthor: $HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nComment: $<o:p></o:p> HOSTACKCOMMENT$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> # 'host-notify-by-epager' command definition<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name host-notify-by-epager<o:p></o:p> command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "Host '$HOSTALIAS$' is $HOSTSTATE$\nAuthor: $HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nComment: $HOSTACKCOMMENT$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\nTime: $LONGDATETIME$" | /bin<o:p></o:p> /mail -s "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - Host $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$" $CONTACTPAGER$<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> # 'notify-by-email' command definition<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name notify-by-email<o:p></o:p> command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nStat<o:p></o:p> e: $SERVICESTATE$\nAuthor: $HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nComment: $HOSTACKCOMMENT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ aler<o:p></o:p> t - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p> # 'notify-by-epager' command definition<o:p></o:p> define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name notify-by-epager<o:p></o:p> command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "Service: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\nAuthor: $HOSTACKAUTHOR$\nComment: $HOSTACKCOMM<o:p></o:p> ENT$\nInfo: $SERVICEOUTPUT$\nDate: $LONGDATETIME$" | /bin/mail -s "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$" $CONTACTPAGER$ <o:p></o:p> <div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 3.0pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> }<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> By adding the $HOSTACKAUTHORS$ and $HOSTACKCOMMENT$ The only thing I have accomplished in doing here was adding the new lines for author and comment to the notifications we receive but no actual data is sent with it.<o:p></o:p> So I guess I am not quite understanding from the documentation that “These macros are only valid in notifications where the $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ macro is set to "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT".” <o:p></o:p> What I am trying to accomplish is have the acknowledgement author and comment information that are inputted from the Nagios page to show up in the notifications. <o:p></o:p> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Eddie M.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this email message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and destroy/delete all copies of the transmittal. Thank you. </body> </html>