Yes Just change the email commands so they look something like this:
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotificatio$... | /usr/bin/esmtp - C ~/esmtprc [EMAIL PROTECTED] - f [EMAIL PROTECTED] -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host... All this command is doing is printing out the relevant data and pipeing it to the esmtp program. I have left the -s in at the end, but not sure if esmtp uses this as an option. use man esmtp to look at the manual. The way i tested notofications, was to take a host you are monitring and add a temporay firewall rule on that box. Nagios will then see it as down and should send a notification. Hope this helps Rich [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - f [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > This sends me an email from our mail server. However when i try: > mailx -s tacos [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ 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