Sascha, Thanks for the reply.
Yes, /usr/bin/printf works with the UTF8 strings I am trying to use. I have tried /bin/echo as well (which also has no problems from the command line) with the same results, so I think it is a problem with way the strings are stored in the macro. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 18.10.2006 04:26:19: > >> /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: >> $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: >> $HOSTADDRESS$\n$HOSTNOTES$\n\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: >> $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/bin/mail -s "Host $HOSTSTATE$ alert for >> $HOSTNAME$!" $CONTACTEMAIL$ > [SNIP] >> Both printf and mail work fine with UTF8 japanese, and tests using only >> the $HOSTNOTES$ macro yeilds similar results (nothing output). >> The CGI's work fine, and display the japanese, so it seems the macro >> processing is not able to handle the characters. >> >> Has anyone had similar problems, and is there a solution? > > I can't try the japanese UTF, but are you sure that /usr/bin/printf > supports UTF8? Typing printf at the shell is not the same as using > /usr/bin/printf. The bash built-in printf function is very different > from the external executable and has caused lots of headaches to me > already. It might be the source of your problem too. > > Sascha > > PS: This problem is one of the reasons I strongly discourage the current > standard of how default notifications are generated... > > -- > Sascha Runschke > Netzwerk Management > IT-Services > > ABIT AG > Robert-Bosch-Str. 1 > 40668 Meerbusch > > Tel.:+49 (0) 2150.9153.226 > Mobil:+49 (0) 173.5419665 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.abit.net > http://www.abit-epos.net > --------------------------------- > Sicherheitshinweis zur E-Mail Kommunikation / > Security note regarding email communication: > http://www.abit.net/sicherheitshinweis.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ 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