Hi Marc I changed the command in the misccomands.cfg to the one you suggest, it creates the file, and here is the output.
I supress some of my host and IP information. bash-3.00# more /tmp/host-notify /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios ***** Notification Type: PROBLEM Host: host.xx-xx.xx.x State: DOWN Address: 200.000.00.00 Info: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds Date/Time: Fri Jul 28 10:27:14 BRT 2006 " | /usr/bin/mail -s "Host DOWN alert for host.xx-xx.xx.x!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Information about my OS: SunOS 5.10 Generic_118844-26 i86pc i386 i86pc I notice somethig: bash-3.00# printf TEST123 | mail -s "test mail to felipe" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without the "!" in the end of the subject it was sent with no problems bash-3.00# printf TEST123 | mail -s "test mail to felipe!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] bash: !": event not found and now with the "!" in the end of the -s parameter. It wasnt send to me... I will try to change the command 2006/7/26, Marc Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Felipe > > Tocchetto > > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:54 PM > > To: Marc Powell > > Cc: Nagios Users Mailinglist > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] not receiving the nagios notifications > > > > Hi Marc > > > > Thaks for your effort in help me. > > > > Here is the commands outputs > > > > bash-3.00$ /bin/echo '/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios > > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: > > $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: > > $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s "Host > > $HOSTSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$' >> /tmp/host-notify > > > > I meant for you to replace your current command_line in your > host-notify-by-email command{} definition and trigger a failure again. After > a notification attempt had been made by nagios, look at the contents of > /tmp/host-notify for the command that nagios would have attempted to execute. > I am attempting to discern _exactly_ what it is nagios is trying to do when > it sends the notification and whether that actually works when you try it > manually. There just might be different behavior when the macros get filled > with appropriate data that we're missing. It's a stretch but I'm running out > of ideas myself. > > It's good that you did this though as I can see that on whatever OS you are > running the default behavior of echo is to interpret backslash-escaped > characters (\n). You must determine from the echo man page (man echo) the > command line switch to disable that and add it after '/bin/echo' in the > command_line definition. It's probably -E so you would use "/bin/echo -E > '/usr/bin/printf..." > > -- > Marc > > > > > 2006/7/26, Marc Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I'm running out of ideas. Try changing your notify command_line to be -- > > > > > > command_line /bin/echo '/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios > > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: > > $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: > > $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for > > $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$' >> /tmp/host-notify > > > > > > Make sure it's all one line. After a notification attempt, the file > > /tmp/host-notify will contain the command line that nagios would have > > executed. Try running that as the nagios user. > > > > > > -- > > > Marc > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Felipe > > > > Tocchetto > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:31 PM > > > > To: Marc Powell > > > > Cc: Nagios Users Mailinglist > > > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] not receiving the nagios notifications > > > > > > > > Hi Marc > > > > > > > > Here some tests > > > > > > > > The command: > > > > > > > > id;/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: Host > > > > Notification\nHost: teste.xxx.xxxx.br\nState: CRITICAL\nAddress: > > > > 200.xxx.xx.xx\nInfo: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 > > > > seconds\n\nDate//Time: 24/07/2006 11:11:11\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s > > > > "alert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > just 1 line! > > > > > > > > The output for the command: > > > > > > > > uid=100(nagios) gid=1(other) > > > > > > > > And I receive the email: > > > > > > > > ***** Nagios ***** > > > > > > > > Notification Type: Host > > > > Notification > > > > Host: teste.xxx.xxxx.br > > > > State: CRITICAL > > > > Address: > > > > 200.xxx.xx.xx > > > > Info: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 > > > > seconds > > > > > > > > Date/Time: 24/07/2006 11:11:11 > > > > > > > > All commands are in just 1 line... > > > > > > > > I am using the default commands from the nagios instalation, I didn´t > > > > change anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2006/7/24, Marc Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nagios- > > users- > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Felipe Tocchetto > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 3:34 PM > > > > > > To: Nagios Users Mailinglist > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] not receiving the nagios notifications > > > > > > > > > > > > I am using the default command. > > > > > > > > > > > > Manually it works, without the vars. > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > I really dont know how to fix it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see a couple more things that I originally attributed to my mail > > > > > client formatting of your original message. They may actually be > > > > > problems with your config. > > > > > > > > > > # 'host-notify-by-email' command definition > > > > > 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" | /usr/bin/mail -s > > "Host > > > > > $HOS > > > > > TSTATE$ alert for $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$ > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > In the above definition I see a carriage returns between > > "$HOSTNAME\" > > > > > and "nState:" as well as between "Host $HOS" and "TSTATE$". Do they > > > > > really exist in your config file? They should not. If no, can you > > send > > > > > the output of the following command when run as the nagios user? > > > > > > > > > > id;/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: > > Host > > > > > Notification\nHost: teste.xxx.xxxx.br\nState: CRITICAL\nAddress: > > > > > 200.xxx.xx.xx\nInfo: CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 > > > > > seconds\n\nDate/Time: 24/07/2006 11:11:11\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s > > "Host > > > > > CRITICAL alert for Test Machine!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > > > > > > > # 'notify-by-email' command definition > > > > > define command{ > > > > > command_name notify-by-email > > > > > command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios > > > > > *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVI > > > > > CEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: > > > > > $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\ > > > > > n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" | /usr/bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - > > > > > $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTE > > > > > MAIL$ > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > In the above command I see a carriage returns between "$SERIV" and > > > > > "CEDESC$" as well as between "$CONTACTE" and "MAIL$". Do they really > > > > > exist in your config file? They should not. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > > - > > > > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > > > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > > share > > > > your > > > > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > > cash > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Nagios-users mailing list > > > > > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > > > > > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when > > > > reporting any issue. > > > > > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to > > /dev/null > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Felipe L. 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